Learn action formulas (asking for directions inside the train station, buying a ticket, understanding information about the trip - departure date and time, duration, etc.).
Access related resources: www.portugueselab.com/subscribe
May 8
Listening practice - A2 - Como lavar a roupa
In this episode, we explore the different ways people do laundry, from meticulous care to a more carefree approach.Get the transcript in your inbox.In this series, designed for upper beginners and beyond, we’ll explore everyday situations in Portugal and other useful topics to he ... Show More
7m 22s
Apr 24
Listening practice - A2 - Uma boa desculpa
In this episode, we follow Joana as she navigates various invitations, from dinner parties to weddings, and comes up with creative excuses to politely decline them.Get the transcript in your inbox.In this series, designed for upper beginners and beyond, we’ll explore everyday sit ... Show More
8m 14s
Feb 2025
Why do trains run on tracks?
How do trains work? We went to Union Station in Washington, DC to answer a whole wagonload of questions with Amtrak's Patrick Kidd.A few years ago, we left our studio in Vermont to hop on the Amtrak Acela train that runs multiple trips per day between Washington, DC, New York Cit ... Show More
20m 59s
Mar 2024
192. Quelle est la différence entre : ticket, billet et place ?
Si tu as déjà confondu les mots ticket et billet, c’est normal.
Les francophones les utilisent souvent de manière interchangeable.
Par exemple : J’ai acheté un ticket de métro. J’ai acheté un billet d’avion.
Je te rassure, il y a tout de même quelques astuces pour les distingu ... Show More
5m 59s
Nov 2023
Learn Hindi: Getting Around
This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Hindi, to improve your Hindi vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Hindi.
These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Hindi language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or ... Show More
3m 23s
Apr 2022
Elementary | Which Train Station?
When catching a train in a Chinese city, you need to know which train station you're leaving from. Cities will often have several train stations, and they are often nowhere near each other. In this lesson, a traveler in Shanghai is surprised to find that his taxi driver asks him ... Show More
16m 55s