Master European Portuguese with our C1+ lessons for advanced learners. This category focuses on refining complex grammar, expanding sophisticated vocabulary, and enhancing your speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills for professional and academic contexts. Engage with authentic texts, advanced dialogues, and challenging exercises designed to help you communicate fluently and confidently in any situation in Portugal.
Do we celebrate Halloween in Portugal? In this free advanced Portuguese lesson, discover the unique traditions and cultural nuances! What you’ll learn in this video: Here, you’ll find more information about All Saints’ Day and Halloween in Portugal. Want to take your learning even further? 📚 Get access to the exclusive PDF with written exercises, … Read more
Whether you’re a believer or not, this is a fascinating part of Portuguese culture and history worth exploring. Although this video uses advanced Portuguese (C1/C2 level), it’s also great for beginners looking for challenging but rewarding listening practice. Don’t shy away from immersing yourself in the story and expanding your vocabulary! What you’ll find in … Read more
Hello, everyone! Today, I’m taking you with me on a little trip through Beer in Portugal. While wine often steals the spotlight, beer also holds a special place in the hearts of the Portuguese. In the YouTube video below, I talk about how to order beer in Portugal, the different types of beer, and some … Read more
To refer to a past within the past present or future we can use Pretérito Perfeito Composto do Conjuntivo. What that means is that this tense is used to express the anteriority of action in relation to another action either: in the past; that is ongoing at the moment; that will happen in the future; … Read more
In complex sentences, we use the Conjuntivo mood in Portuguese to refer to uncertain or doubtful facts, possibilities, hypothetical scenarios or desires. And this is also usually done through certain “trigger words”. This mood comprises three main tenses having both a simple and compound form. So that’s 6 tenses in total: Presente do Conjuntivo, Pretérito … Read more
The Present Subjunctive in Portuguese (Presente do Conjuntivo) is used in complex sentences and after the linking word “que”* and is dependent on the main clause. This main clause will always express a wish, doubt, emotion, uncertainty or belief. *(there is a handful that doesn’t use “que“) Lesson How to Conjugate the Present Subjunctive in … Read more
What are the impersonal expressions in Portuguese? If you’re learning the language and have progressed beyond the beginner stages, you’ve no doubt come across this term already. These are the expressions used with some of the subjunctive tenses and the personal infinitive tenses. They are easy to spot because they start off the sentence with … Read more