Practice Portuguese

The most complete European Portuguese course anywhere — 950+ episodes, all from Portugal.

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What it actually is

Rui and Joel have built since 2012 what nobody else has for European Portuguese: 100+ structured units, hundreds of graded audio Shorties and podcast episodes, a verb trainer, pronunciation analysis and an SRS review system, all in the Lisbon standard rather than Brazilian. The Practice Portuguese Podcast and Shorties are free in any podcast app; full site and app access is about €15/month with no free trial but a money-back guarantee. If you live in Portugal and can only pay for one thing, this is it — the caveat is that it is Lisbon-accented and light on the northern varieties.

What it covers

  • Listening
  • Reading
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Pronunciation

How it teaches

  • Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.

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