Learn Portuguese for your trip
European Portuguese, from Lisbon and Porto to the Algarve, the Azores and Madeira.
- 31 modules
- 6 missions
- 1,605 phrases to search, hear and save
- 10 games
Try it free for 14 days.
First Steps comes first, then how Portuguese works, food, hotels and getting around, and everyday life. It has 31 modules and six missions.
Real situations, one at a time.
6 missions, each in three stages: Get by, Go further and Like a local. A mission counts as achieved when you know the key language, understand it spoken, say it aloud and handle the conversation.
Missions
Order a coffee in Portugal
From your first bica at the balcão to a round at the local pastelaria: you can order exactly what you want, understand the server at normal speed and pay the way people do, in Portuguese.
Eat out in Portugal
From 'uma mesa para dois' to a Friday night in a busy Lisbon tasca: you can get a table, order a full meal, shape it to your needs, understand the waiter at normal speed and settle the bill, politely and in Portuguese.
Stay at a hotel
Check in, get what you need during your stay and sort out problems, understanding what reception tells you, in Portuguese.
Get around by train, metro and tram
Buy the right ticket, get on the right train, metro, tram or bus, catch what the announcements say and find your way on foot, in Portuguese.
Shop in Portugal: markets and shops
From your first half-kilo of tomatoes to a Saturday at the feira with the regulars, and from a black jacket in the sales to knowing when the shop reopens: you can buy what you want, understand the seller and pay the way people do, in Portuguese.
Get help at a pharmacy and in an emergency
From a sunburn on a beach in Lagos to a night at the duty pharmacy with a friend who has a temperature: you can say what is wrong, understand the pharmacist's questions and warnings, and know who to call, in Portuguese.
The Portuguese you learn, in order.
Every course starts with First Steps, the survival language for your first hour. The tracks after it add to what you can do.
- 1First StepsBom dia, por favor, obrigado, and how to get what you need.
- 2How Portuguese worksUnderstand the system behind the phrases
- 3FoodFrom the first bica to the last conta
- 4Hotels & Getting AroundCheck in, catch the train, find your way, and cope when things go wrong.
- 5EverydayMarket stalls, shop counters, the pharmacy, and the day something goes wrong.
- 31
- modules, each in short lessons
- 1,023
- words and expressions
- 124
- sentence patterns
- 1,605
- phrases in the phrasebook
Portuguese you can use on day one.
These are from the first lessons. In the app each has audio, a note on when to use it, and a way to save it.
Bom dia, senhora.
Good morning, madam.
Desculpe, senhora…
Excuse me, madam…
Quanto custa isto?
How much does this cost?
Onde fica a estação?
Where is the station?
Pode repetir, por favor?
Could you repeat that, please?
A conta, por favor.
The bill, please.
Queria um café, por favor.
I'd like a coffee, please.
Não percebo.
I don't understand.
Three things about Portuguese for a traveller.
Portugal or Brazil
This is the Portuguese of Portugal. Pronunciation, some everyday words and the "you" forms differ in Brazil, which has its own travel guide.
Coffee has local names
A small espresso is a bica in Lisbon and often a cimbalino in Porto. The notes cover the words you will see on menus.
Islands have their own notes
The Azores and Madeira each have a note on food, places and the words that differ from the mainland.
Places the course has notes on.
Each note is a habit of that place, so you know what to expect where you are going.
Lisbon
Lisbon, Sintra, Cascais and the area around the capital: hills, trams and a bica (espresso) at the counter
Porto & the north
Porto, the Douro valley and the north: a small espresso is often called a cimbalino here, and the francesinha is a local sandwich
The Algarve
Faro, Lagos, Albufeira and the southern coast: used to English-speaking visitors, with cataplana on many menus
Coimbra & the centre
Coimbra, Aveiro, Leiria and the Atlantic coast towns: a historic university city and fishing beaches
Braga & the Minho
Braga, Guimarães and Viana do Castelo in the green north-west: vinho verde country and old town centres
The Alentejo
Évora, Beja and the wide southern plains: hearty bread-based dishes such as açorda, and many small villages
The Azores
São Miguel, Terceira and the other Atlantic islands: volcanic lakes and hot springs, and some local words differ from the mainland
Madeira
Funchal and the island of Madeira: bolo do caco bread, poncha and steep levada walks
Elsewhere in Portugal
The rest of the mainland: Trás-os-Montes, the Beiras, the Ribatejo and everywhere in between
The same app plans the trip you are learning Portuguese for.
Takes your phrases offline
Download the travel guide on Wi-Fi. The phrasebook, survival and travel packs, local notes and audio then work with no signal.
Plans the trip too
Put places on days, save the TikToks and reels that gave you ideas, see the stops on a map and share the plan.
Keeps your travel map
Colour in the countries you have been to and the ones you want to go to.
About learning Portuguese.
Is this Portuguese for Brazil too?
No. This course is the Portuguese of Portugal. For Brazil, use the Brazilian Portuguese travel guide, which starts from First Steps and covers Rio, São Paulo and Salvador.
Will it help in the Algarve?
Yes. Many places on the coast are used to English-speaking visitors, and the missions cover restaurants, hotels, transport, shops and the pharmacy.
How big is the course?
31 modules, six missions and more than 1,600 phrases you can search, hear and save.
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