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European Portuguese Reading Practice

Texts, dialogues and discussion topics from Nuno's own lessons, graded A1 to B1. Every Portuguese line has an English translation you can reveal when you need it, plus vocabulary, comprehension questions and answers. Free to read, free to print.

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A1 Reading 3 min

O Pedro

Introducing yourself

A twenty-four-year-old medical student introduces himself, where he's from, what he studies, and what he loves and hates about daily life.

people introductions
A1 Reading 3 min

A Sara

Meet Sara and her family

A fourteen-year-old ballet dancer with a house full of books and toys, and a family split between Porto and Lisbon.

people family
A1 Reading 4 min

Sofia: uma atleta extraordinária

Sofia, an extraordinary athlete

An eleven-year-old gymnast from Lisbon explains, body part by body part, what it really takes to chase an Olympic dream.

people sport
A1 Reading 5 min

A rotina do senhor Ismael

A daily routine

A seventy-seven-year-old widower takes you through his day, breakfast, exercise, cards with friends, and a Sunday visit from his sons.

daily-routine
A1 Reading 5 min

A casa do Afonso

The rooms of the house

A friend's enormous house, floor by floor, room by room, in the simplest Portuguese you need to describe a home.

home friends
A1 Reading 5 min

A família do Pedro

Pedro's family

Meet Pedro's close-knit family in Porto and pick up the possessives you need to talk about your own.

family
A1 Reading 3 min

O aniversário do Daniel

A birthday, and how to wish one

Daniel turns thirty-eight in Tenerife, and this gentle A1 story walks through his day using the essential phrase fazer anos.

celebrations
A1 Reading 4 min

O pequeno-almoço da Inês

Breakfast, and the start of the day

Inês walks you through her breakfast table, from iogurte com cereais to a chávena de chá, in simple present-tense Portuguese.

food daily-routine
A1 Reading 4 min

A Inês e as tarefas de casa

Household chores

Inês returns to describe how her whole family shares the housework, from making her bed to washing the dishes after dinner.

home daily-routine
A1 Reading 4 min

Um dia na escola

A day at school

Inês takes you through a full school day, from the eight thirty bell to the walk home, with clock times and her favourite subjects along the way.

school daily-routine
A1 Reading 5 min

O sábado em família do Tiago

A family Saturday

Tiago walks you through his favourite day of the week, a slow Saturday of shared chores, a family outing and a film after dinner.

family daily-routine
A1 Reading 4 min

O tempo hoje

Talking about the weather

Daniel watches the sky change from his window and gives you every phrase you need for talking about the weather in European Portuguese.

weather daily-life
A1 Reading 4 min

As estações do ano

The four seasons

Daniel takes you through spring, summer, autumn and winter, and tells you exactly which one is his favourite and why.

seasons weather
A2 Reading 3 min

A minha rua

My street, and the demonstratives

A quiet walk down a familiar street where every this and that marks exactly how far away it is.

city daily-life
A2 Reading 4 min

Natal

Christmas in Portugal

A cold morning, a girlfriend who never feels the chill, and a day of Christmas shopping through the eyes of a Portuguese local.

culture celebrations
A2 Reading 5 min

O meu guarda-vestidos

My wardrobe, clothes and colours

One sister packs light and simple, the other loves heels and colour, and both help you build your clothing vocabulary in Portuguese.

clothes
A2 Conversation 7 min

Comprar uma casa

Buying a house

A couple house-hunting for more space asks every question that matters before they say yes.

housing
A2 Conversation 6 min

Nos Correios

At the post office

A parcel that is not in the system, an unhelpful clerk, and the famous Livro de Reclamações.

services everyday-life
A2 Conversation 6 min

Diálogo no restaurante

Ordering a meal

Two friends order a full meal, complain about a cold dish and ask for the bill, giving you every phrase you need for eating out in Portugal.

food services
A2 Reading 5 min

As férias de verão do Tiago

Summer holidays

Tiago spends his summer at the beach, the pool and on a family trip in August, and this A2 reading gives you the vocabulary for a Portuguese summer.

holidays summer
A2 Reading 4 min

Na sala de aula

In the classroom

A mysterious box, three missing backpacks and an old photograph turn a Portuguese classroom into a lesson on este, esse and aquele.

school classroom
B1 Discussion 8 min

O ambiente e os desafios ambientais

The environment and its challenges

Pollution, climate change and who is actually responsible for fixing it, argued out in the opinion language every B1 learner needs.

environment opinion
B1 Discussion 8 min

Tecnologias e redes sociais

Technology and social media

Screens, scrolling and fake news, weighed up in the opinion language that turns a B1 rant into a proper argument.

technology opinion
A1 A2 B1 Game 10 min

Infinite Infinitive

The verb-conjugation arcade game

Battle goblins and dragons with the right verb form. Present and past tense, four verb groups.

verbs grammar arcade
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