Portuguese Learning Accelerator

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Portuguese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Portuguese class. The more you expose your brain to Portuguese audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Contact us with feedback and ideas: [email protected]

Phrases in this episode:

• The world is changing faster than ever.
• Now is a good time to rethink assumptions about the inability to change the world.
• Before criticizing the world, I make my own bed.
• The world needs enthusiasm.
• Anybody that loves anything is cool.
• Optimists tend to be successful and pessimists tend to be right.
• As people experience fewer problems, we don't become more satisfied, we begin searching for new problems.
• I have many flaws, like anybody, except perhaps a few more.
• I love doing difficult things with other people who want to do difficult things.
• In life we must choose our regrets.
• You can have anything but you can't have everything.
• People who focus on what they want rarely get what they want.
• People who focus on what they have to offer get what they want.
• If you make beautiful choices, you are beautiful.
• You don't truly know what you think until you write it down.
• Only that which is measured can be optimized.
• When a measure becomes an outcome it ceases to be a good measure.
• If you don't know where you're going, it doesn't matter which path you take.
• Consistency doesn't guarantee you will be successful. But inconsistency will guarantee that you won't be successful.
• Sometimes the demand for answers outstrips the supply.
• Sometimes things happen without anyone involved wanting it to.
• A friend invites you to a wedding, despite not wanting you there, because he thinks you want to attend.
• You attend the wedding, despite not wanting to, because you think he wants you there.
• One sentence that everyone should believe about themselves. I'm enough.
• I love aging and dying.

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Portuguese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Portuguese class. The more you expose your brain to Portuguese audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Contact us with feedback and ideas: [email protected]

Phrases in this episode:

• Is there a hostel somewhere near here?
• We need somewhere to stay for one night.
• We’d like to book a room for two weeks.
• How do we get to our room?
• Do you offer complimentary breakfast?
• Is there a swimming pool here?
• Do you offer room service?
• Can we see the room service menu?
• Can you charge this to our room?
• I forgot my toothbrush. Do you have one available?
• We don’t need our room cleaned today.
• I lost my room key, do you have another one?
• What is the check out time in the morning?
• We are ready to check out.
• Is there a shuttle from here to the airport?
• Can I have a receipt emailed to me?
• We enjoyed our visit. We’ll leave you a good review!

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Portuguese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Portuguese class. The more you expose your brain to Portuguese audio, the faster you'll learn.

All episodes have subtitles available (if your podcast app supports subtitles).

Contact us with feedback and ideas: [email protected]

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Phrases in this episode:

• I'm sorry.
• I’m sorry to bother you.
• I'm sorry to have to tell you this.
• I'm very sorry.
• I apologize for the confusion.
• I'm sorry that I did that!
• We all make mistakes.
• I owe you an apology.
• I'm sorry I didn't make it to the party.
• I'm sorry, I totally forgot!
• Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.
• I’m sorry, that was wrong of me.
• Sorry, that was my fault!
• I’m very sorry for the way I behaved.
• I wish I hadn't done that!
• I didn’t mean to hurt you.
• I didn’t mean to offend you.
• I won't do it again.
• Can you forgive me?
• I hope you can forgive me.
• How can I make it up to you?
• I'll do anything to make things right. Anything.
• I’m so sorry to hear that.
• I'm so sorry for your loss.
• I'm so sorry that happened to you.
• I'm glad you made it through all that.
• I forgive you.
• I'm glad we had this talk.

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Portuguese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Portuguese class. The more you expose your brain to Portuguese audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Contact us with feedback and ideas: [email protected]

Phrases in this episode:

• We heard you have live music here tonight.
• Excellent, we’re in the mood for some jazz!
• We’d like to sit in the lounge area.
• Is smoking allowed here?
• Do we order at the table or at the bar?
• Do you have any happy hour specials?
• Can I order a half pint?
• Do you have a cocktail menu?
• Is the cider sweet or dry?
• May I try a little taste of it?
• I’ll take a gin and tonic with a lime.
• Can you keep our tab open?
• Do you serve food here? We’d love some light snacks to share.
• The meat, cheese and pickles plate sounds perfect.
• We’ll take another round of drinks.
• We want to split a slice of the chocolate cake.
• The music is a little loud, can we move to the patio?
• I’d like to pay the tab now.
• We’re so full, we should have skipped the dessert!

This episode exposes you to phrases, repeated in English and Portuguese, to improve your Portuguese vocabulary and help you to express yourself in Portuguese.

These episodes are meant to accompany and accelerate your existing Portuguese language studies, whether you're using an app like DuoLingo, or you're enrolled in a more formal Portuguese class. The more you expose your brain to Portuguese audio, the faster you'll learn.

View the full list of English and Portuguese phrases in this episode.

Contact us with feedback and ideas: [email protected]

Phrases in this episode:

• Go get your brother.
• Be nice to your cousin.
• Tell me what happened.
• Don’t do that again.
• Hold my hand.
• Catch the ball!
• Look both ways before crossing.
• Wait for me!
• Help me bring the groceries in.
• Take your shoes off.
• Move that stuff off the counter.
• Hang your coat over there.
• Help me set the table.
• Wash your hands.
• Eat your dinner.
• Pass the bowl to her.
• Finish your homework.
• Clean up your room.
• Brush your teeth.
• Go to sleep.
• Listen to this episode several times.