Nov 8

Tu vs Você in European Portuguese – Are You Using Them Wrong?

👉🏼 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/RswhRINYA2IWondering whether to say Tu or Você in European Portuguese? In this video, I break down when and how to use each form in European Portuguese, and why using Você might sometimes sound awkward or slightly rude!✅ Learn ... Show More

5m 16s

Oct 13

5 Everyday Portuguese Phrases You Won't Find in Textbooks

Learn 5 everyday Portuguese phrases natives use but most textbooks don't teach! Sound more natural and confident in European Portuguese conversations.👉🏼 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/_NlphF35NCY?si=x7vo3fq1P122ompo✅ Do you want to learn European Portuguese in ... Show More

6m 9s

Oct 8

Build Longer, Natural Portuguese Sentences (Here’s How!)

Want to sound more fluent in Portuguese? In this episode, you'll learn how to build longer, natural Portuguese sentences using connectors, structure, and real-life examples. Stop sounding robotic and start speaking like a native!👉🏼 WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.b ... Show More

6m 43s

Nov 2024

CBP 1.38 | Making friends in Portuguese

Lesson 38 of our Portuguese course is a chance to review and practise the essential words and phrases that you typically use when you meet someone for the first time. We'll listen to another conversation recorded on location in Portugal, then, back in the studio, teacher Rafael a ... Show More

23m 42s

Aug 2024

CBP 1.31 | At the airport: on location in Portugal

Welcome to a new episode... on location in Portugal! It's time to put everything we've learned in our course so far into practice in real-life situations. Over the next 10 episodes, we’re going to be following Ava’s trip to Portugal. Back in the studio, Rafael and her will listen ... Show More

25m 57s

Aug 2025

Ep. 56 - Qual é a história do Adamastor?!

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5m 58s

Oct 5

Ep. 15 - D. Afonso Henriques, o Fundador de Portugal

🇵🇹 No décimo quinto episódio deste podcast falo-te sobre o primeiro Rei de Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, O Conquistador.🇬🇧 In the fifteenth episode of this podcast, I talk about the first King of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, the Conqueror.Episódio 92 do Podcast Intermédio ... Show More

6m 25s

Jul 2025

Brazil’s Other Big Party (Not Carnival!) 🇧🇷 🤠 Festa Junina

Get Your Free Lesson & Worksheet PDF 👉 <a href='https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/festa-junina'>https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/festa-junina</a> Today you're going to learn about one of the most popular celebrations in Brazil: the Festa Junina (June Fe ... Show More

7m 26s

May 2024

CBP 1.28 | Hobbies and free time

Welcome to lesson 28 of Coffee Break Portuguese! The topic of this lesson is free time. We’re going to learn how to talk about your hobbies and the activities you enjoy doing, as well as how to say when and how often you do them, using adverbs of frequency in Portuguese. We'll al ... Show More

31m 7s

Aug 2025

#106 Mastering 'FICAR' in Portuguese: 7 Meanings You Must Know!

Have you ever heard a Brazilian say 'Fiquei feliz', 'Fiquei em casa' or 'Fiquei com alguém'... and you were confused about the meaning?The verb 'ficar' has several meanings in Brazilian Portuguese, and using it correctly can make ALL the difference in your fluency...Today, I'm go ... Show More

8m 8s

Mar 2024

CBP 1.24 | The present tense and the alphabet

In lesson 24 of Coffee Break Portuguese we're covering two essential topics to help you take your beginner's Portuguese further. Join Rafael and Ava to learn how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense and learn the Portuguese alphabet. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take adv ... Show More

29m 2s

Aug 2025

☀️ Best Beaches in Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Vlog in Brazilian Portuguese

For the best experience and to see the places I describe, watch the video version on YouTube ✨ <a href='https://youtu.be/Bn7TYyRFT_Y'>https://youtu.be/Bn7TYyRFT_Y</a> Download your Free Transcript 👉 <a href='https://speakingbrazilian.kit.com/rio-praias'>https://speakin ... Show More

11m 5s

Dec 2024

CBP 1.39 | A special coffee break in Belém, Lisbon

We have something special in today's episode! In the penultimate lesson of this season, we're going to listen to two dialogues recorded on location in Lisbon, Portugal, and hear what happened when Ava and Catarina met up for um verdadeiro cafezinho! This was not just any cafezinh ... Show More

37m 5s

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