Duration of the online course: 3 hours and 49 minutes
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Speak European Portuguese with confidence—free online course with practical grammar, pronunciation and vocab lessons, plus exercises to track progress.
In this free course, learn about
Core European Portuguese greetings, polite phrases and basic expressions (incl. morning greetings, thanks).
European Portuguese pronunciation: consonants, vowels, nasal sounds (ão, final -m), and beginner practice approach.
Definite/indefinite articles and agreement; choosing the right article (e.g., feminine, 'casa').
Noun gender rules (masc/fem), how to form feminine from -o, and gender quirks for objects.
Personal pronouns (subject/oblique) and using pronouns for mixed groups ('nós', 'eles/elas').
Forming negatives and asking questions (incl. quantity questions with quanto/quanta/quantos/quantas).
Present tense of 'ser/estar' and regular verb conjugations; key endings (e.g., -ir nós) and examples (amar).
Numbers and calendar/time vocabulary: 99, 120, weekdays, months, seasons, and polite time questions.
Plural formation rules for nouns/adjectives (vowel endings, -m endings) and adjective placement.
Past tenses: preterite of regular verbs, key -ar differences, and regional forms (e.g., 'we sang').
Possession with 'de' structures (e.g., 'o carro da mulher', 'o gato da Carolina').
Irregular verbs in present/past/imperfect and why memorization of each conjugation is needed.
Imperfect tense usage for ongoing/habitual past actions; key irregular imperfect verbs.
Future/conditional, continuous/progressive forms with estar, passive voice, haver for existence, and demonstratives.
Course Description
If you want to understand and speak European Portuguese without feeling stuck on pronunciation or verb endings, this free online course helps you build real foundations step by step. You will start with everyday words, greetings and useful expressions, then develop a clear ear for European Portuguese sounds, including tricky vowels and nasal pronunciation that often confuse beginners. With guided practice, you learn not only what to say, but how to say it so you are understood more easily in Portugal.
As you progress, you will gain the core grammar that makes sentences click: articles, noun gender, plurals, adjectives and personal pronouns, along with simple and natural ways to form negatives and ask questions. The course focuses on the patterns that give you the most speaking power early on, so you can describe people and things, talk about time and dates, and handle common situations with more ease.
Verbs are introduced in a practical sequence so you can express what you are, what you do and what you are going to do. You will work with present forms, then move into past tenses used in daily conversation, including regular and irregular verb behavior, the imperfect for habitual or ongoing past actions, and approachable ways to talk about the future and conditional ideas. Along the way you will see how Portuguese really builds meaning with structures like continuous actions, passive forms and even the famously challenging conjuntivo, presented in a beginner-friendly way that reduces intimidation.
To keep learning lively and memorable, the course also strengthens vocabulary through themed word sets and connectors that help your sentences flow more naturally. A short story gives you the chance to recognize grammar and rhythm in context, helping you transition from isolated phrases to connected comprehension. With videos and exercises throughout, you can check understanding as you go and steadily move toward confident reading, listening and speaking in European Portuguese.
Course content
Video class: European Portuguese Basic Words and Expressions02m
Exercise: In Portuguese, which word would you use to greet someone in the morning?
Exercise: In European Portuguese, how would a woman say 'thank you'?
Video class: European Portuguese consonants pronunciation06m
Video class: European Portuguese vowels, ão and G07m
Exercise: What is a suggested approach for beginners learning Portuguese vowel pronunciation according to the text?
Exercise: What is one of the main reasons why beginners find Portuguese vowel pronunciation challenging?
Video class: European Portuguese Articles03m
Exercise: In Portuguese, what is the indefinite article for a feminine noun?
Exercise: In Portuguese, which indefinite article would you use for the word 'house'?
Video class: European Portuguese Nasal Sounds05m
Exercise: What is the correct pronunciation of the nasal diphthong in the Portuguese word 'cantar'?
Exercise: In European Portuguese, how is the nasal sound typically pronounced when an 'm' is at the end of a word?
Video class: Masculine and Feminine Nouns in European Portuguese05m
Exercise: What is a notable aspect about the gender of Portuguese nouns referring to objects?
Exercise: In European Portuguese, how can you typically change a masculine noun ending in 'o' to its feminine form?
Video class: Personal Pronouns in European Portuguese07m
Exercise: In Portuguese, which pronoun would you use to refer to a mixed group of men and women?
Exercise: In European Portuguese, how do you address a group of mixed gender people as 'they'?
Video class: Negative Sentences in European Portuguese03m
Exercise: How do you form a negative sentence in Portuguese?
Exercise: How do you form a negative sentence in Portuguese?
Video class: The Present of the Verbs To BE08m
Video class: The Present of Regular Verbs07m
Exercise: What is the ending for regular Portuguese verbs in the present tense for 'we' (nós) when the verb ends in -ir?
Exercise: What is the correct conjugation of the verb 'amar' (to love) in the first person singular in Portuguese?
Video class: Numbers in European Portuguese04m
Exercise: In Portuguese, what is the correct way to say the number 99?
Exercise: How do you say '120' in European Portuguese?
Video class: Days, Months, Years and Seasons in European Portuguese06m
Exercise: Na frase "We are in August; the next month is September", qual é a tradução correta para 'the next month' em português?
Exercise: How would you say 'Thursday' in Portuguese, based on the unique naming convention for weekdays?
Video class: Asking and Telling Time in European Portuguese04m
Exercise: How do you ask someone the time in Portuguese in a polite way if you don't know them well?
Exercise: How do you ask 'What time is it?' in European Portuguese?
Video class: Forming the Plural in European Portuguese04m
Exercise: In Portuguese, how do you form the plural of nouns and adjectives that end with a vowel?
Exercise: In European Portuguese, how is the plural form of nouns ending in 'm' generally formed?
Video class: Adjectives in European Portuguese11m
Exercise: In the Portuguese language, where are adjectives typically placed in relation to the noun they modify?
Exercise: In European Portuguese, where are adjectives usually placed in relation to nouns?
Video class: European Portuguese Irregular Verbs in the Present03m
Video class: Asking questions in European Portuguese04m
Exercise: Which word is used in Portuguese to form a question about quantity and has different forms based on number and gender?
Exercise: How do you ask 'When does the train arrive?' in European Portuguese?
Video class: The past of regular verbs in European Portuguese03m
Exercise: What is a key difference when conjugating regular AR verbs in the past tense in Portuguese between the second person singular and plural?
Exercise: What is the correct past tense form for 'we sang' in European Portuguese, considering regional variations?
Video class: Possessives in European Portuguese07m
Exercise: In Portuguese, how would you say 'The car belongs to the woman' using the possessive structure?
Exercise: What is the correct way to indicate possession for the phrase 'the cat belongs to Caroline' in European Portuguese?
Video class: European Portuguese irregular verbs in the past05m
Exercise: What is true about learning irregular verbs in Portuguese according to the text?
Exercise: What is the primary reason you need to memorize each irregular verb's conjugation in European Portuguese?
Video class: A simple story in European Portuguese02m
Exercise: In the sentence 'Vamos fazer uma história...', what does the word 'história' mean in English?
Exercise: What is the purpose of introducing a simple story in European Portuguese for beginners?
Video class: The imperfect in European Portuguese05m
Exercise: In Portuguese, which verbal tense is used to speak about actions that you were doing or used to do?
Exercise: In European Portuguese, how is the imperfect tense generally used?
Video class: Irregular Verbs in the Imperfect02m
Exercise: Which of the following verbs is irregular in the imperfect tense and does not follow a regular conjugation pattern?
Exercise: Which of the following Portuguese verbs is irregular in the imperfect tense?
Video class: Introductions in European Portuguese03m
Exercise: Which of the following is a greeting commonly used in Brazilian Portuguese that has also crossed over to Portugal?
Exercise: Which of the following options is a greeting in European Portuguese?
Video class: The Other Personal Pronouns in European Portuguese08m
Exercise: In Portuguese, which pronoun would you use as the subject of a sentence?
Exercise: Which of the following sentences correctly uses the oblique pronoun in Portuguese?
Video class: The Obnoxious Verb Haver04m
Exercise: In Portuguese, which verb is used to express the existence of something, commonly in the third person singular?
Exercise: Which of the following sentences correctly uses the verb 'haver' in Portuguese?
Video class: The Future in European Portuguese04m
Exercise: In spoken Portuguese, which alternative expresses a future tense using the helpful verb 'ir'?
Exercise: In Portuguese, what is an alternative way to express the future tense in spoken language?
Video class: This, That and Everything in European Portuguese09m
Video class: Continuous Actions in European Portuguese02m
Exercise: In Portuguese, which two forms are used to express continuous actions with the verb 'estar'?
Video class: The Dark Secrets of Perfect Continuous Verbs in European Portuguese05m
Exercise: How do you form the past participle for most '-ar' verbs in Portuguese?
Video class: The Conditional in European Portuguese06m
Video class: Position Words in European Portuguese04m
Exercise: In Portuguese, when describing relative positions, how would you say 'Mr. Circle is to the left of Mr. Square' using positional words?
Video class: The Passive in European Portuguese04m
Exercise: In Portuguese, what is required to form passive sentences similar to English?
Video class: It's OK to hate the conjuntivo in Portuguese (it hates you back)04m
Video class: 100 European Portuguese Nouns-Expand Your Vocabulary11m
Video class: 45 Sentence Connectors in European Portuguese-Expand Your Vocabulary06m
Video class: Things the Portuguese Hate13m
Video class: 30 Supermarket Words in European Portuguese03m
Video class: 20 Beach Words in European Portuguese-Expand Your Vocabulary02m
Video class: 50 Most Common Words in Portuguese for Beginners04m
Video class: The Portuguese Alphabet is a Walk in the Park-Beginners03m
This free course includes:
3 hours and 49 minutes of online video course
Digital certificate of course completion (Free)
Exercises to train your knowledge
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