Free Portuguese Lessons

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Ordering Coffee in Portugal

Order coffee like a local — bica, galão, meia de leite — plus the pastel de nata and the polite phrases Portuguese cafés actually expect.

Master olá, bom dia, and the tu/você puzzle — when each greeting applies, and how to answer 'tudo bem?' without freezing, in European Portuguese.

Introduce yourself in European Portuguese — chamo-me, sou de..., nationalities that change gender, and the formal vs informal question pairs.

Ask for directions in European Portuguese and understand the answer — onde fica, vire à esquerda, sempre em frente, and the prepositions of place.

Ride the metro, comboio, and autocarro like a local — buy and validate tickets, find your paragem, and dodge the Brazilian words that confuse.

Find a casa de banho fast — and never say 'banheiro' in Portugal. Restroom signs, the Multibanco, and how to ask permission politely.

Navigate Continente and Pingo Doce like a local. Take a senha at the deli counter, ask for prices, and survive the checkout questions.

Tell the farmacêutico what hurts, ask for the right medicine, and understand the dosage instructions — the green cross is your friend.

Order starters, mains, drinks, and dessert like a local — and learn the couvert rule and the ritual of asking for the bill.

Count from 1 to 100, understand prices said at full speed, and survive the Multibanco — Portugal's beloved ATM and payment network.

Book a consulta, name your body parts, and describe symptoms at a Portuguese centro de saúde — the European Portuguese for the SNS.

Ask and tell the time in European Portuguese, master 'às três horas', and make (or politely dodge) plans for the week.