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I’m Helena, I’m Portuguese and I’ve been teaching Portuguese for foreigners for over 10 years now and I know It’s not always easy to find good learning material to learn European Portuguese online. So this is exactly what this podcast is for. I’ll help yo

Helena Rocha


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    Episode 163 - Let's learn more about the verb "Passar"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 27:35


    On this episode, we're going to learn more about the different contexts where we use the verb "passar" in Portuguese.

    Episode 162 - O verbo "Passar"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 28:46


    On this episode, we're going to learn the different meanings of the verb "passar".

    Episode 161 – Voltar / Regressar / Tornar / Devolver

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 24:59


    On this episode we're going to learn the difference between 4 Portuguese verbs that foreigners often get mixed up.

    Episode 160 - O verbo ESPERAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 29:52


    On this episode, we're going to learn the three different meanings of the verb "esperar" and the expression "estar à espera de".

    Episode 159 - False Friends 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 27:08


    On this episode, we're going to carry on talking about false friends.

    Episode 158 - False Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 31:05


    On this episode, we're going to learn 6 false friends, similar words in both English and Portuguese with completely different meanings.

    Episode 157 - Tão vs Tanto

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 32:21


    On this episode, we're going to learn the difference between "tão" and "tanto/a/os/as".

    Episode 156 – Morar / Morrer / Falecer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 27:09


    On this episode, we're going to talk about the difference between the verbs "morar" and "morrer" in the "pretérito perfeito" and we're also going to learn the verb "falecer" and how to express condolences in Portuguese.

    Episode 155 – Morar / Viver/ Morrer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 36:27


    On this episode, we're going to learn the difference between the verbs "morar", "viver" and "morrer" in the present tense.

    Episode 154 - Poder vs Conseguir

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 31:08


    On this episode, we're going to learn the difference between the vers "poder" and "conseguir".

    Episode 153 - Is "FALTAR" always "TO MISS"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 27:31


    On this episode, we're going to learn the different meanings of the verb "faltar" and the different ways we can translate the verb "to miss" in Portuguese.

    Episode 152 - Acabar ou Terminar?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 27:05


    On this episode, we're going to learn how to use the verbs "acabar" and "terminar" and their different meanings.

    Episode 151 – Pretérito Perfeito Composto do Indicativo – verbos irregulares

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 28:58


    On this episode, we're going to learn the irregular verbs in pretérito perfeito composto, the equivalent of present perfect continuous.

    Episode 150 – Pretérito Perfeito Composto do Indicativo – verbos regulares

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 30:47


    On this episode, we're going to learn the equivalent of the "present perfect continuous" in Portuguese - pretérito perfeito composto of the regular verbs.

    Episode 149 - Computer words in Portuguese - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 23:30


    On this episode, we're going to learn more about computer vocabulary terms in Portuguese.

    Episode 148 - Computer words in Portuguese

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 27:02


    On this episode, we're going to learn the words we use in Portuguese to talk about computers.

    Episode 147 - Haver de + Infinitivo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 25:56


    On this episode, we're going to learn the different contexts for "haver de + infinitivo", another way to express the future in Portuguese.

    Episode 146 – Último do ano – common mistakes – listeners suggestions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 27:32


    On this episode, I'm going to answer to a few questions sent by my patrons. It's another "common mistakes" episode. Enjoy! Bom Ano Novo!

    Episode 145 - Lendas de Natal Portuguesas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 15:30


    On this very special episode, we're going to learn about three Portuguese Christmas traditions: bolo-rei, pinheiro de Natal e missa do Galo. Um Feliz Natal para todos!

    Episode 144 - Expressing doubt using the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 25:54


    On this episode, we're going to learn the fixed expression "será que" and how to use the future to express doubt regarding the present and the future.

    Episode 143 - Futuro do Indicativo - verbos regulares e irregulares

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 28:14


    On this episode, we're going to learn the future indicative of both regular and irregular verbs.

    Episode 142 - Another way to express the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 26:53


    On this episode, we're going to learn how to express the future using the future indicative of "ir" plus the infinitive of the main verb we really want to express.

    Episode 141 – Future – Let's learn some more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2024 20:02


    On this episode, we're going to learn how to express the future with the verb "ir" in the present tense plus infinitive.

    Episode 140 – Let's talk about the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 26:47


    On this episode, we're going to learn how the present tense can be used to express the future in Portuguese.

    Episode 139 – Pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto – verbos irregulares

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 31:26


    On this episode, we're going to learn the irregular verbs in the pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto - past perfect in English.

    Episode 138 – Pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto – verbos regulares

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 26:55


    On this episode, we're going to learn about a new tense - pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto do indicativo - in English the equivalent tense is the past perfect or pluperfect.

    Episode 137 – Common mistakes - listeners suggestions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 27:57


    On this episode, I'm going to talk about some common mistakes suggested by you. Muito obrigada a todos!

    Episode 136 – Some more common mistakes – vocabulary and grammar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 27:58


    On this episode, we're going to carry on talking about some of the most common mistakes in both vocabulary and grammar beginners make speaking Portuguese.

    Episode 135 – Common mistakes in Portuguese – vocabulary and grammar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 27:35


    On this episode, we're going to learn about some very common mistakes in both grammar and vocabulary in Portuguese.

    Episode 134 – Common mistakes in Portuguese - pronunciation and vocabulary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 29:32


    On this episode, we're going to look at some very common mistakes beginners make in both pronunciation and vocabulary.

    Episode 133 - Common mistakes in Portuguese - mistressed words and numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 32:06


    On this episode, we're going to look at some words that beginners often stress wrongly and also at some common mistakes related to numbers and dates in Portuguese.

    Episode 132 – Common mistakes in Portuguese - Pronunciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 31:41


    On this episode, we're going to have a look at some of the most common pronunciation mistakes we make when we're learning Portuguese.

    Episode 131 – Calçar/Descalçar vs Calçar-se /Descalçar-se

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 30:44


    On this episode, we're going to learn the difference between the verbs "calçar" and "descalçar" and their reflexive versions "calçar-se" and "descalçar-se".

    Episode 130 - Vestir vs Vestir-se / Despir vs Despir-se

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 31:12


    On this episode we're going to learn the difference between "vestir" and "despir" and their reflexive versions.

    Episode 129 - Pretérito Perfeito vs Pretérito Imperfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 26:47


    On this episode, we're going to learn the difference between the two past tenses - pretérito perfeito and pretérito imperfeito - when we're telling a story in past.

    Episode 128 - Pretérito Imperfeito - VIR e PÔR

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 40:13


    On this episode, we're going to learn both pretérito perfeito and imperfeito of the verbs "vir" - to come - and "pôr" - to put.

    Episode 127 - COSTUMAR - presente e pretérito imperfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 29:31


    On this episode, we're going to learn the verb "costumar" in both present and past tense - pretérito imperfeito.

    Episode 126 - Pretérito Imperfeito - SER e TER

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 28:58


    On this episode we're going to learn the irregular verbs "ser" and "ter" and how do we use them to talk about age and time in the past.

    Episode 125 - Pretérito Imperfeito - Verbos regulares em ER e IR

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 22:19


    On this episode, we're going to learn regular ER and IR verbs in the pretérito imperfeito and how this tense can be used instead of the conditional.

    Episode 124 – Pretérito Imperfeito – Verbos regulares em AR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 37:53


    On this episode, we're going to learn a new past tense - pretérito imperfeito do indicativo. We're going to focus on "ar" regular verbs and on one of the contexts where we use this tense.

    Episode 123 - PARA vs POR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 30:18


    On this episode, we're going to learn the contexts where we use the prepositions "para" and "por". We'll also cover fixed expressions using these two prepositions.

    Episode 122 - DAR - idiomatic expressions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 34:30


    On this episode, we're going to learn 8 different idiomatic expression with the verb "dar" in both present (presente do indicativo) and past (pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo) tenses.

    Episode 121 - DAR - presente / pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 36:07


    On this episode, we're going to learn the verb "dar" in both present and past tense. We're going to see nine different usages for this verb.

    Episode 120 - DIZER - presente/pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 22:26


    On this episode, we're going to focus on the verb "DIZER" - to say / to tell - in both "presente do indicativo" and "pretérito perfeito do indicativo". We're going to learn some fixed expressions and contexts where this verb is used.

    Episode 119 - PÔR - presente / pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 29:41


    On this episode we're going to talk about the very irregular verb "pôr" in both "presente do indicativo" and "pretérito perfeito do indicativo". We're going to focus on some important contexts where this verb is used.

    Episode 118 - The very important verb "MARCAR"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 22:04


    On this episode, we're going to learn both present and past tense (pretérito perfeito) of the verbs "marcar" and "desmarcar".

    Episode 117 - FAZER - presente / pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 30:38


    On this episode, we're going to learn the verb "fazer" in both present and past tense.

    Episode 116 - SAIR - presente / pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 34:37


    On this episode we're going to focus on the verb "sair" in both present - presente do indicativo - and past - pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo.

    Episode 115 – TRAZER – pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 41:42


    On this episode, we're going to look at the verb "trazer" (to bring) in both "presente do indicativo" and "pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo.

    Episode 114 - VIR - pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 33:15


    On this episode, we're going to talk about the verb "vir" in both "presente do indicativo" and "pretérito perfeito simples do indicativo.

    Episode 113 - VER - pretérito perfeito

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 33:08


    On this episode, we're going to learn the verb "ver" in both present and past - presente do indicativo e pretérito perfeito do indicativo.

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