What you’ll be able to do
The Portuguese you learn works across the Portuguese-speaking world, with Brazilian and European Portuguese both part of the lessons.
Meet people
Introduce yourself, say where you’re from and where you live, and talk about your family.
Eat, drink and shop
Order in a café and a restaurant, shop for souvenirs and find your way round a market.
Get around
Check into a hotel, understand and give directions, and travel by public transport.
Hear both sides
Notice the differences between Brazilian and European Portuguese as they come up.
The people behind the course
Rafael, from Brazil, presents the course. Ava takes on the role of the learner, and her questions are often the ones you’d ask too.
Catarina, from Portugal, joins the lessons with the cafezinho, a short look at the culture, so you hear both Brazilian and European Portuguese along the way.
Inside every lesson
All 40 lessons follow the same shape, so you always know what to do next, and each one has a bonus episode to help it stick.
What’s included
Pay once and it’s yours for life, at your own pace.
- 40 main lessons In video and audio.
- 40 bonus episodes One after every lesson, to consolidate.
- Downloadable lesson notes For every lesson and bonus episode.
- Quizzes To reinforce what you’ve learned.
- Lifetime access One payment, no subscription.
Video
The video lesson
Rafael guides Ava through the vocabulary and structures, and you listen in as she asks the questions you might have.
Audio
The audio lesson
Listen to the same lesson as audio, and download the lesson notes.
Bonus
Bonus episode
After every lesson, a consolidation episode with its own notes helps what you’ve learned stick.
Quiz
Quizzes
Check your understanding as you go.
The 40 lessons
The lessons build up to a trip from Porto to Lisbon, with a review at the end of each of the first three parts.
Part 1 · Lessons 1 to 10
Meeting people
Introduce yourself, say where you’re from and where you live, talk about your family, count to 10 and find places in town.
- 1Meeting people
- 2Introducing yourself
- 3Where you’re from
- 4Where you live
- 5Introducing your family
- 6Numbers 1-10
- 7Asking where things are
- 8More places in town
- 9Talking about language
- 10End-of-unit review
Part 2 · Lessons 11 to 20
Eating out and getting around
Order in cafés and restaurants, check into a hotel, shop at the market, follow directions and travel by public transport.
- 11Ordering drinks in a café
- 12Ordering a meal in a restaurant
- 13More about food and eating out
- 14Arriving at the hotel
- 15Numbers, days and months
- 16Shopping for souvenirs
- 17Shopping at the market
- 18Understanding and giving directions
- 19Travelling by public transport
- 20End-of-unit review
Part 3 · Lessons 21 to 30
Everyday life
Talk about the weather and your health, learn the present tense and the alphabet, describe people, and talk about work, the time and your free time.
- 21The weather
- 22Aches and pains
- 23At the pharmacy
- 24The present tense and the alphabet
- 25Descriptions and appearances
- 26Talking about work
- 27Telling the time
- 28Hobbies and free time
- 29Making a phone call
- 30End-of-unit review
Part 4 · Lessons 31 to 40
A trip to Portugal
Travel from Porto to Lisbon, with stops at the airport, the hotel, the Mercado do Bolhão and Belém.
- 31At the airport
- 32Asking for travel information
- 33At hotel check-in
- 34Breakfast in the hotel
- 35Shopping and lunch at the Mercado do Bolhão
- 36Asking for help at the pharmacy
- 37Buying a train ticket to Lisbon
- 38Making friends in Portuguese
- 39A special coffee break in Belém, Lisbon
- 40An end-of-trip party
From learners on the course
“I have enjoyed this a lot. It was the right length of time for me, especially with the break and the cafezinho pause, then the notes and the bonus and notes. The explanation of Portugal accent and terms and Brazil accent and terms is also very clear and helpful. I would like to continue.”
“Excellent first lesson! Love it!”
“Currently I am doing your Portuguese language course for a conference in Porto in September, and it helps a lot. (Especially the comparison between Brazilian and European Portuguese.)”
“As with all the Coffee Break courses I have taken so far, the format is well laid out, the teaching style with a tutor and a student puts you in the classroom and makes you feel almost part of the class. … I love the Portuguese course also and it’s also well laid out and progressive. Thank you to all for your great work.”
Questions
Brazilian or European Portuguese?
Both. Rafael is from Brazil and Catarina is from Portugal, so the Portuguese you learn is suitable across the Portuguese-speaking world, and the differences are explained along the way.
Do I need any Portuguese to start?
No. Level 1 is for complete beginners and starts from your very first words. If you’d like a taste first, First Steps is a short free course.
What’s a bonus episode?
After every lesson there’s a short consolidation episode, with its own notes, to help what you’ve just learned stick.
Can I download the materials?
Yes, you can download the lesson notes to review wherever you are.
How long do I have access?
For life. Once you buy the course, it’s yours to keep.
Can I try it before I buy?
Yes. Start with First Steps, our short free course, and you’ll see how the lessons work before you buy.
Not ready to buy? Start free
First Steps is free. Try a few lessons the Coffee Break way, then carry on into Level 1 when you’re ready.
Coffee Break Portuguese · Level 1
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All 40 lessons come with video, audio, a bonus episode and lesson notes, so you can work through them at your own pace.
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