Cristina Loureiro
     PORTUGUESE Lessons and Translations

Tune in to the humour of “A Mosca” episodes in RTP Play. Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a Teacher of Portuguese, a Native Speaker, a...

Let’s celebrate together with the song “Liberdade” by Sérgio Godinho! Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a Teacher of Portuguese, a Native...

Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a Teacher of Portuguese, a Native Speaker, a Lusophile? Enjoy the reading and add your comments below!...

Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a Teacher of Portuguese, a Native Speaker, a Lusophile? Enjoy the reading and add your comments below!...

I was in Portugal last week and guess what I ate....comi um pastel de nata para “matar saudades”. The expression “matar saudades” means...

In Portuguese you can say “tenho a barriga a dar horas” if your stomach is growling because you are hungry. Here are 5 idiomatic...

That’s right. It's the preposition POR. Here is a list of 10 verbs followed by the preposition POR: Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a...

Here is the IMPERATIVE made simple, for a smashing kick-off to 2022! Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a Teacher of Portuguese, a Native...

Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a Teacher of Portuguese, a Native Speaker, a Lusophile? Enjoy the reading and add your comments below!...

Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a Teacher of Portuguese, a Native Speaker, a Lusophile? Enjoy the reading and add your comment below!...

Fantástico, os acentos em português! Acute ´ e.g. café Circumflex ^ e.g. avô Grave ` e.g. às Are you a Learner of Portuguese, a...

Inspired by the COP26 in Glasgow, the possessives in Portuguese are here to embrace the environmental cause. And they are keen to make a...

Oh no, not the verb TO BE again! First thing to remember: TO BE is either SER or ESTAR, so take your pick.* Then, decide whether it is...

Some of my students asked me to post a more comprehensive list of verbs which conjugate like PREFERIR, i.e., verbs with vowel change in...

Please remember to LIKE and SHARE this post if it was useful to you. Thanks! Personally, I would choose coffee. Needless to say,...

Take a look at these three words and try to say them out loud. The stressed syllable (underlined in the image above) should be pronounced...

SABER – to know how to do something (have a skill); to know a fact (have information) · Eu sei falar português. - I can speak...