Take your European Portuguese skills to the next level with our A2 lessons for upper beginner learners. This category covers essential grammar, practical vocabulary, and sentence structures to help you navigate everyday conversations in Portugal. Engage with listening exercises, reading passages, and interactive activities designed to build your confidence and fluency as you move beyond beginner Portuguese.
In this post, we’re looking at the Possessives Portuguese. They are used to show ownership. They indicate who the owner of a specific thing is or indicate a relationship between two people (and things too). There are actually two grammatical classifications for these words: pronouns and determiners and then another group of possessives. In this … Read more
What are the Portuguese stress rules? I like to say there are three main overall Portuguese Pronunciation Rules. And all words will fall into one of these Portuguese accent rules. But before we discuss how they work, it helps to know what a syllable is and what the stress of a word is. What’s a … Read more
In very simple and layman’s terms, the past participle in Portuguese is equivalent to the “ed” form in English (think: closed, worried, cancelled, etc). It’s also a descriptive word, describing the end result of the action. We use it in compound and passive tenses. A particular feature of a participle is that when on its … Read more
Congratulations on reaching the past imperfect in Portuguese! This tense will open up many more sentences and allow you to express many more ideas and tell stories. This tense will allow you to say things like “I used to” or “When we were kids, we would…” The best way to learn this tense is to … Read more
You may have heard me say before that Portuguese is a Null-Subject Language. But what does that mean? This means that Portuguese grammar allows us to create a full sentence without an explicit subject (doer) even though it follows the SVO sequence. This is not possible in English, as we always need to include who … Read more
Do you ever get stuck with the language when you’re at the supermarket in Portugal? Would you like to do your shopping in Portuguese? Then you’re on the right page! Here, you’ll learn all the relevant vocabulary you’ll need at the supermercado, so let’s jump in. Preparing for the Supermarket Before you go to the … Read more
Want to learn the Portuguese alphabet (European Portuguese) and actually use it in real life? In this beginner-friendly lesson, you’ll learn how to pronounce the Portuguese alphabet, how to spell your name, and how the alphabet is used in everyday situations in Portugal. 👉 This is not just memorisation: you’ll hear, see, and start recognising … Read more
Have you been wondering when to use definite articles in Portuguese? This is one of the most confusing areas of Portuguese grammar, especially for beginners learning European Portuguese. In this guide, you’ll learn exactly when to use definite articles (o, a, os, as) with clear examples, audio, and real-life usage. If you’re not yet familiar … Read more
See if you can get how each article contracts with the different prepositions. You can brush up on it here where I’ve broken down all the combinations for you. Back to Portuguese Grammar Quizzes Be sure to leave a comment below and feel free to request a topic or category for a future Portuguese vocabulary … Read more
If the question of when NOT to use definite articles in Portuguese has been driving you crazy, then this post is for you! This is one of the most confusing areas of European Portuguese grammar, especially for beginners. In this guide, you’ll learn exactly when to drop the articles (o, a, os, as) with clear … Read more