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    Order coffee in European Portuguese (and why it's in the past tense)
    Episode 1

    Order coffee in European Portuguese (and why it's in the past tense)

    Breakfast at the café downstairs with Daniel, Senhor Manuel and Dona Lurdes. Order a galão, answer “here or to take away?”, say yes like a local and pay at the counter.

    10:2526 October 2026
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    One real situation

    A café, a tax office, a pharmacy: each episode is one moment of life in Portugal, acted out in European Portuguese.

    A few phrases you can use today

    Sofia explains every phrase in English, with the bits that sound odd and the way locals really say it.

    Your turn

    When Sofia says "your turn", you say it out loud. Works on the bus, in the car or on a walk.

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