Coffee Break Portuguese
by Coffee Break Languages
CBP 1.40 | An end-of-trip party
About this podcast
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 you'll be learning to use Portuguese in a way you'll be understood throughout the Portuguese-speaking world. Rafael, our main teacher, is from Brazil, but you'll also get to know Catarina from Portugal in our episodes.
Coffee Break Portuguese is not a simple series of "listen and repeat" audio programmes: in each lesson Rafael explains how the language works, helping Ava - and you - to manipulate the language and use it in practical situations. As a learner Ava asks questions, and makes mistakes, so through Rafael's explanations, corrections and pronunciation tips you'll build your confidence and begin to understand and speak the language.
You'll also build your cultural knowledge with the help of our cultural correspondent Catarina who shares information on cultural and linguistic points from around the Portuguese-speaking world.
In the same time it takes you to sit down and enjoy a coffee in your favourite coffee shop, you can make progress with your Portuguese. Our 20 minute lessons are perfect to keep you focused and let you develop your confidence in regular sessions.
You can find support materials for Coffee Break Portuguese in the online course by clicking here here.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 42 episodes
- CBP 1.40 | An end-of-trip party · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 40Welcome to the final episode of our beginners' course in Portuguese. Join teacher Rafael and learner Ava to listen to the final dialogue recorded on location in Portugal, during…
- CBP 1.39 | A special coffee break in Belém, Lisbon · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 39We have something special in today's episode! In the penultimate lesson of this season, we're going to listen to two dialogues recorded on location in Lisbon, Portugal, and hear…
- CBP 1.38 | Making friends in Portuguese · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 38Lesson 38 of our Portuguese course is a chance to review and practise the essential words and phrases that you typically use when you meet someone for the first time. We'll…
- CBP 1.37 | Buying a train ticket to Lisbon · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 37In this newest episode of Coffee Break Portuguese, we’ll be reviewing useful language for buying travel tickets! You'll get the opportunity to practise your listening…
- CBP 1.36 | Asking for help at the pharmacy · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 36Join Rafael and Ava in this latest episode to continue learning Portuguese on your coffee break. The topic of our lesson today is how to ask for help at the pharmacy. You'll…
- CBP 1.35 | Shopping & lunch at the Mercado do Bolhão · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 35In this episode of Coffee Break Portuguese we hear two dialogues which will help you practise your listening skills in Portuguese. These conversations were recorded on location…
- CBP 1.34 | Breakfast in the hotel · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 34Welcome to lesson 34 of Coffee Break Portuguese! In this lesson we’ll be hearing multiple voices and accents in Portuguese. We’ll be listening to two conversations that took…
- CBP 1.33 | At hotel check-in · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 33Join teacher Rafael and learner Ava in the latest episode of Coffee Break Portuguese to review useful words and phrases for checking into a hotel. We'll hear a conversation…
- CBP 1.32 | Asking for travel information in Porto · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 32In this lesson we'll be listening to the second recorded conversation that Ava had on her trip to Portugal. This time, she was practising her Portuguese by asking for travel…
- CBP 1.31 | At the airport: on location in Portugal · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 31Welcome 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…
- CBP 1.30 | End-of-unit review · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 30We'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…
- CBP 1.29 | Making a phone call · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 29In 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…
- CBP 1.28 | Hobbies and free time · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 28Welcome 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…
- CBP 1.27 | Telling the time · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 27In 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…
- CBP 1.26 | Talking about work · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 26Olá! 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…
- CBP 1.25 | Descriptions and appearances · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 25We've reached lesson 25 of our course and today's topic is describing people in Portuguese. We'll be learning useful words and phrases to describe someone's appearance and say…
- CBP 1.24 | The present tense and the alphabet · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 24In 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…
- CBP 1.23 | At the pharmacy · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 23Welcome 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…
- CBP 1.22 | Aches and pains · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 22In 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…
- CBP 1.21 | The weather · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 21Welcome back to another lesson of Coffee Break Portuguese! We’re now halfway through our 40-lesson course and in lesson 21 we are talking about the weather. We’ll be learning how…







