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Olá! The topic of today's lesson is work. In this episode we're learning new vocabulary to refer to different types of work and professions, as well as finding out how to ask someone what their job is and how to talk about what you do. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here . Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning tips in your inbox every week? Sign up for the Coffee Break Portuguese newsletter here . Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .…
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Coffee Break Portuguese
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Learn Portuguese with teacher Rafael and his student Ava. Each lesson is like going for a coffee with your friend who happens to speak Portuguese and is helping you learn in a relaxed, enjoyable way. Coffee Break Portuguese does not focus on European or Brazilian Portuguese specifically: instead y
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S1 · E31 · 13 Aug 2024 · 26 min
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 to the conversations recorded while she was there and discuss the interesting language, words and phrases used by all of the speakers we hear in a variety of contexts. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break…
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S1 · E30 · 18 Jun 2024 · 27 min
CBP 1.30 | End-of-unit review
We've reached lesson 30 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this episode we're reviewing everything we've learned in our beginner's course so far. We’ll be doing this by listening to and studying two short dialogues, which contain words and phrases on many of the topics we’ve covered. After this episode, we will be taking a break and will be back with episode 31 in a few weeks, so stay tuned! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here . Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and…
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S1 · E29 · 4 Jun 2024 · 21 min
CBP 1.29 | Making a phone call
In lesson 29 of Coffee Break Portuguese, we're learning how to make a phone call in Portuguese. Join Rafael and Ava to find out what to say when you answer the phone in Portuguese, learn other useful phrases you'll need for a telephone conversation, and hear everything in context in a practice dialogue. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here . Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning tips in your inbox every week? Sign up for the Coffee Break…
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S1 · E28 · 21 May 2024 · 31 min
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 also be joined by Catarina in a Cafezinho com Catarina all about Portuguese food and cooking. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here . Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning…
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S1 · E27 · 7 May 2024 · 23 min
CBP 1.27 | Telling the time
In lesson 27 of Coffee Break Portuguese, we’re covering another useful, everyday topic – telling the time. We’ll learn how to ask someone for the time, how to say what the time is in Portuguese, and how to say at what time events start and end. Vamos lá! If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here . Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning tips in your inbox every week? Sign up for the Coffee Break Portuguese newsletter here . Follow us on Facebook ,…
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S1 · E25 · 9 Apr 2024 · 25 min
CBP 1.25 | Descriptions and appearances
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S1 · E24 · 26 Mar 2024 · 29 min
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 advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break Portuguese course here . Would you like a free Portuguese lesson and language learning tips in your inbox every week? Sign up for the Coffee Break Portuguese newsletter here . Follow us on Facebook ,…
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S1 · E23 · 12 Mar 2024 · 28 min
CBP 1.23 | At the pharmacy
Welcome to lesson 23 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this lesson we're covering the transactional language that you'll need on a trip to the pharmacy in a Portuguese-speaking location. We'll be learning how to ask for medicine and ask how to take it, as well as other useful words and phrases on the topic of health. This episode expands on what we learned in the previous episode, so make sure to check out episode 22 wherever you’ve found this episode. If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson, you can access the full Coffee Break…
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S1 · E22 · 27 Feb 2024 · 24 min
CBP 1.22 | Aches and pains
In lesson 22 of our course, teacher Rafael and learner Ava are talking about aches and pains, and how to say that you’re not feeling well. We’ll be learning some parts of the body in Portuguese, how to say that we are experiencing a problem with one of these, the vocabulary for some other health problems, and some other useful phrases that you can use if you’re visiting a doctor. We'll also be joined by Catarina in today's Cafezinho com Catarina , in which we'll be learning all about fado . If you'd like to take advantage of bonus materials, lesson notes and a video version of each lesson,…
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S1 · E21 · 13 Feb 2024 · 27 min
CBP 1.21 | The weather
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