Learn the Portuguese Portugal speaks.
Portugal Speaks is a complete European Portuguese course built for expats settling into life here, or for those who simply want to learn the language. Every word is recorded by native Lisbon speakers, not adapted from a course made for Brazil.
Coming soon to Windows through the Microsoft Store. iOS and Android to follow.
Built specifically for the Portuguese spoken here
Most language apps default to Brazilian Portuguese, since that's the bigger market. Portugal Speaks doesn't - every sound, word, and phrase is the European Portuguese you'll actually hear day to day, taught by a real voice from Lisbon.
A different rhythm
Closed vowels and a softer, quicker rhythm than Brazilian Portuguese - the kind of thing that's easiest to pick up by ear, from a real Lisbon voice.
The words people use here
"Autocarro," not "ônibus." "Casa de banho," not "banheiro." Small differences, worth getting right from the start.
Grounded in real expat life
Lessons and stories built around situations you're actually in - the NIF queue (tax ID registration), the health center, finding a place to live.
Everything you need to go from "bom dia" to a real conversation
Sixteen structured lessons, native-speaker recordings, and enough practice tools to help it actually stick.
Lessons
From greetings to traveling and living confidently, with quizzes and cultural notes.
Vocabulary words
Every word recorded in European Portuguese, with simple phonetic respellings.
Verbs conjugated
Present, preterite, imperfect, and future - all six persons, with audio for every form.
Dialogues
Café, pharmacy, bank, bureaucracy, and more. Real conversations you'll actually have.
Mini-stories
Original expat-life stories like navigating the supermarket, AIMA (immigration appointments), house-hunting, and more. All with comprehension checks.
Native recordings
Every lesson, verb, dialogue, story, and phrase, spoken by native Lisbon speakers - plus a dedicated Listening Hub with five modes to train your ear, not just your eyes.
Phrasebook entries
Twelve everyday categories, each with audio and speech-recognition practice.
Guided conversation scenarios
Step through real situations - the café, the pharmacy, the bank - and choose the most natural reply at each turn.
AI conversation topics
Chat freely in European Portuguese with an AI partner across ten everyday situations, from the market to getting your NIF.
Subscriptions
Pay once. No account, no ads. Almost everything works offline. Only the optional AI speech coaching needs a connection.
Built like a course, not a game with a language theme
Real screens from the Windows app.
Three looks, one course
Switch anytime within Settings. Whichever feels right for a late-night review session or a bright morning one.
Free to start. Own it forever at whichever depth fits you.
No subscription, ever. Every tier is a single one-time payment, live from day one.
No accounts, no recurring fees.
Get notified when Portugal Speaks is ready
Portugal Speaks is coming soon to Windows. iOS and Android to follow. Sign up and we'll email you the moment each one is ready, plus the occasional note about new lessons. No spam, no sharing your address, unsubscribe anytime.