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What happens between waking up and going to bed? This episode turns that familiar question into Brazilian Portuguese listening practice.
Read articleWould you try chicken hearts at a barbecue, green mango with salt, or açaí alongside fish? In this conversation, Sabrina and Bruno discuss foods and combinations that may surprise someone visiting Brazil.
Read articleShould you spend your Portuguese study time learning grammar or speaking? In this English-language lesson, Bruno argues that the useful balance depends on your current level and language background.
Read articleTurn a short Portuguese recording into a spoken response with a five-minute routine, three verified audio models and original café, travel and planning tasks.
Read articleDistinguish regret about a choice from sorrow about an event. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDescribe recurring recent behavior without claiming it happens at this moment. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDistinguish an intention or matter still pending from an action genuinely near to happening. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDistinguish doing a task yourself from having it done or ordering it. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleHear checking whether as distinct from seeing that a fact is true. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleConnect intense or repeated activity to a consequence. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleExpress hopes and doubts about an action that may already have happened. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDistinguish comparing two facts from changes that develop together. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleReject an anticipated explanation while giving your actual reason. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleIntroduce alternatives for which the main statement remains valid. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDistinguish capacity, passage through an opening and clothing suitability. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleSeparate birthplace, growing up and who raised someone. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleChoose a verb for upward movement, lifting and an increase in amount. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleSeparate putting clothes on, wearing them and dressing someone else. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleUnderstand physical disappearance, conversational absence and sumir com. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDistinguish deciding to act from solving an existing problem. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDistinguish accompanying a person, following developments and following a route. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleSay whether you trust someone, believe their statement or believe in their ability. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleChoose a reach expression for physical range, objectives and numerical thresholds. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleDescribe a price from the seller, customer and product perspectives. Original examples and explained practice.
Read articleExplain that an incident, complaint or discussion ended without further action. Practice original Brazilian Portuguese exchanges with English translations and explained answers.
Read articleMark which part of a story was still acceptable before introducing the detail that changed the situation. Includes bilingual examples and explained practice.
Read articleDescribe a memory, habit or unresolved effect that continues into the present. Practice original Brazilian Portuguese exchanges with English translations and explained answers.
Read articleExplain why you are doing an extra action even though you do not know whether it will be necessary. Includes bilingual examples and explained practice.
Read articleAnswer a question without claiming that your knowledge includes everything that may have happened. Includes bilingual examples and explained practice.
Read articleCorrect a misunderstanding between agreeing to try and guaranteeing that you will do something. Includes bilingual examples and explained practice.
Read articleOffer presence for someone who wants company and distinguish it from simply going along to a destination. Includes bilingual examples and explained practice.
Read articleExplain that a place is an intermediate or brief stop rather than your residence or main destination. Includes bilingual examples and explained practice.
Read articleOffer or request a ride from an acquaintance while keeping driver, passenger and pickup roles clear. Includes bilingual examples and explained practice.
Read articleUse quanto a, quanto ao and quanto à to organize a Portuguese reply. Contrast topic framing with quantity questions and practice with explained answers.
Read articleUnderstand dê versus dei in Brazilian Portuguese: a steady vowel and a glide change the verb meaning. Practise with original sentences and explained answers.
Read articleUnderstand why ritmo and advogado can include an extra vowel in Brazilian speech, distinguish pronunciation from spelling, and practise original examples.
Read articleConnect cê and ocê with você in Brazilian conversation, understand their verb agreement, and choose clear written forms through original practice.
Read articleUnderstand olha before a Portuguese answer: compare literal looking with an attention-getting preface and practise context through original dialogues.
Read articleUnderstand temporal mal in Brazilian Portuguese: one event barely happens before the next. Contrast it with dormir mal through original practice.
Read articleOffer practical help while letting the other person decide what should be done and by whom. Practice original Brazilian Portuguese exchanges with English translations and explained answers.
Read articleKeep practicing with Brazilian audio and everyday lessons in Real Life Portuguese. Available on iPhone, Android, and the web.
Get the appDaí can move a story forward, introduce a consequence or help a speaker begin a reply. Use the surrounding sentence to decide which meaning fits.
