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Eight everyday situations. Each has the key phrases with audio, a conversation where your choices matter, and a short quiz. Pick the reply that sounds natural in Portugal.
At the café
A bica, a galão, a pastel de nata, and paying at the counter.
At the supermarket
Asking where things are, weighing fruit, the bag, the card, the receipt.
At the bank
Opening an account, the IBAN, a transfer, the card.
At the Finanças
The tax office: the NIF, the Portal das Finanças, the senha (ticket).
Renting a flat
Viewing, rent, deposit, bills, and what is wrong with the boiler.
At the pharmacy
Describing symptoms, asking for medicine, dosage.
At the doctor
Booking an appointment, explaining what hurts, understanding advice.
Taxis and trains
Buying a ticket, the platform, a delay, telling a driver where to go.
These lessons teach the words. For the paperwork itself, agendar.pt explains which documents you need and how to book. For a short phrase list, see the tourists.pt phrasebook.
European Portuguese (pt-PT). Pronunciations follow Wiktionary's European Portuguese entries and standard dictionaries such as Infopédia and Priberam. Last reviewed 6 November 2026. Not yet reviewed by a native-speaker teacher: it is a learning tool, not a replacement for one. What was checked.