
Master Portuguese greetings and introductions in this beginner lesson. Practice asking and sharing names, asking how you are, responding warmly, and saying goodbye and see you later.
Learn practical Portuguese manners by practicing how to ask for something, say thank you, apologize, and excuse yourself in everyday interactions.
Learn Portuguese numbers from one to twenty, then use a repeating tens-plus-units pattern for twenty to ninety-nine, with practice and a wrap-up encouraging review.
Master Portuguese color vocabulary, understand masculine and feminine forms and neutral colors, and practice assigning colors to objects through guided exercises.
Learn essential Portuguese food vocabulary, from carbohydrates to vegetables and fruits, and practice ordering a complete meal with pronunciation notes on accents and nasal sounds.
Explore the Portuguese alphabet of 26 letters with letter-by-letter pronunciations, and practice a final review as Filipa guides beginners through basic letter names.
Explore Portuguese animal vocabulary from pets to wild species, learn gendered articles for nouns, and practice with verbs and adverbs like run, fast, and slowly through a fill-in-the-blanks activity.
Discover essential Portuguese verbs and present-tense conjugation, focusing on regular er verbs, irregulars, and practical practice with be, speak, see, have, and be able to.
Practice and build part 1 reinforces Portuguese greetings, self introduction, and saying where you’re from, with informal and formal name questions and basic responses.
Practice and build part 2 reinforces beginner portuguese by reviewing vocabulary from the earlier lesson and teaching how to ask for something, apologize, and say obrigado or de nada.
Practice and build color vocabulary in Portuguese, learning gendered forms and articles through repeat-after-me drills, with exercises and pronunciation focus for correct usage.
Review lessons nine and ten on conjugating regular verbs in the present tense with ar, er, ir endings; learn that regular verbs keep roots while irregulars vary case by case.
Learn the basics of dates in Portuguese by mastering weekdays and months. Apply what you learn with simple practice and common phrases for referencing dates in everyday situations.
Learn the difference between ser and estar in present tense, with uses for time, dates, origin, religion, politics, material, relationships, location, conditions, and ongoing actions, plus practice exercises.
Learn the verbs ser and estar, their uses for time, origin, material, and conditions, and practice with the five Ws and how questions.
Explore Portuguese family vocabulary from parents to cousins, including mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, son, daughter, husband, wife, and plural forms with gender cues.
Learn Portuguese body parts vocabulary and practice through a hands-on exercise that has you repeat words and touch corresponding body parts, including the verb to cut.
Describe physical traits in Portuguese using ser for permanent features and estar for temporary states, with adjectives like bonito, magro, elegante, linda, and notes on age and eye color.
Explore intrinsic versus temporary personality traits in Portuguese using ser and estar, and practice describing yourself and others with a range of adjectives.
Learn essential Portuguese house vocabulary (casa), including kitchen terms (cucina) and parts like basement, attic, stairs, and garaging, plus basic verb usage through picture-based practice.
Learn essential kitchen vocabulary in Portuguese, including meals, tools, and related verbs, with practice on regular verb conjugations and a recipe-writing exercise.
Practice Portuguese through dialogues and translation tasks, including supermarket price conversations and kitchen vocabulary. Consolidate earlier lessons, complete exercises, translate between Portuguese and English, and repeat for mastery.
Explains how definite and indefinite articles signal gender and number in Portuguese, with examples, and introduces possessive pronouns with practice matching nouns.
Explore essential clothes vocabulary in Portuguese, learn shopping verbs like ir às compras and comprar, and practice conjugations and expressions for trying outfits at the centro comercial.
Practice and build your Portuguese by planning a day of shopping, sports, and leisure, using vocabulary for places, items, and activities to reinforce last lessons.
Learn how to use the past tenses in Portuguese.
Learn how to use the past tenses in Portuguese.
Learn how to use the past tenses in Portuguese.
Learn how to ask questions in past.
Learn how to use the past tenses in Portuguese.
Learn useful past tense sentences in Portuguese.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Learn how to talk about the weather in the past tenses.
Learn how to talk about shopping in the past tenses.
Learn how to talk about sports in the past tenses.
Learn useful words related to injuries in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Practice with several translation exercises.
Revise everything you have learnt so far.
Learn how to make comparisons in Portuguese.
Learn how to make the superlative in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn how to make comparisons of equality in Portuguese.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn the possessive adjectives in Portuguese and how to use them.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn the demonstrative pronouns in Portuguese and how to use them.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Learn useful words and sentences in Portuguese.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Test everything you have learnt so far.
Review what you learnt in Chapter 2.
Learn hobby-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn movie- and book -related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn pet-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn how to form the future tense in Portuguese.
Learn how to form the future tense in Portuguese.
Learn how to form the future tense in Portuguese.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Learn to express your future goals in Portuguese.
Learn how to discuss the weather in the future.
Learn how to make plans with friends for the future.
Learn how to plan and discuss a future trip.
Learn COVID-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn health- and hospital -related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Practice what you’ve learned so far.
Learn terms for various upper body parts in Portuguese.
Learn terms for various upper body parts in Portuguese.
Learn terms for various lower body parts in Portuguese.
Learn various WFH-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Revise everything you have learnt so far.
Learn the cardinal numbers from 1-100.
Learn various TV-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn TV show-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn various adverbs of place in Portuguese.
Learn various beverage-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn various accessory-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn various purse-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Hone your translation skills.
Learn about the present continuous in Portuguese.
Learn about the past continuous in Portuguese.
Learn additional kitchen-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn additional living room-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn additional bathroom-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn additional bedroom-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Hone your translation skills.
Learn make up-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn how to express your likes and dislikes in Portuguese.
Learn additional fruit-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Learn additional vegetable-related vocabulary in Portuguese.
Revise everything you have learnt so far.
Learn practical travel phrases in Portuguese for beginners, with emphasis on formal and informal usage, pronunciation tips, and essential dialogue for airport and hotel scenarios.
Learn practical Portuguese for the work environment, mastering context phrases, formal and informal address, gender-specific forms, and basic business vocabulary for contracts and communication.
Practice essential shopping phrases in Portuguese with repeat-after-me drills, helping beginners navigate stores, ask about items, and handle everyday purchases.
Celebrate finishing the course and plan to continue learning Portuguese. Share questions in the discussion or leave a review to help future students as this is just the first step.
Welcome to our ultimate Portuguese beginner course that will teach you Portuguese faster than you thought possible! If you’ve ever dreamed of travelling to Portugal and holding your own in real-life situations, being independent and able to communicate with the locals, our beginner series is the perfect place for you to continue your Portuguese journey! There’s always more to learn, and we’ve prepared yet another course to enrich your vocabulary, advance your grammar and help you express more and more complex thoughts, all in Portuguese!
During our course you will learn:
Lots and lots of vocabulary
Useful everyday phrases
Basic sentence structures
Basic grammar rules most beginner courses don’t teach
After taking this course you will be able to:
Greet people and introduce yourself both formally and casually
Pronounce words correctly without hearing them first
Count from 1 to 1,000
Read a restaurant menu
Order food and drinks
Structure basic sentences with ease
Conjugate multiple verbs in the present tense
Create sentences in the past tense
Learn hundreds of new, key vocabulary words
Distinguish between the past tenses
Form questions and negations in the past
Acquire and hone translation skills
Structure new sentences with ease
Adapt to new situations, such as using public transportation or visiting the doctor
Learn how to use social media and technology
Conquer the basics of dating in Portuguese
Learn to make comparisons
Create sentences in the future tense
Create sentences in the continuous tenses
Conquer hundreds of words necessary for day-to-day life
Tackle new topics, such as working from home and global healthcare
All this and more in just a few hours of instruction! This course is the first in a series aimed at helping you master the basics of Portuguese and giving you a strong base onto which you will be able to build your skills as a Portuguese speaker.
Start your Portuguese journey with us today!