Learn Portuguese for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple Portuguese, Explained in English

Learn European Portuguese from zero, with real news, every morning. One short class a day in slow, simple Portuguese at A0-A1, explained line by line in English, with a free full transcript. Read today's lesson sheet: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese WHAT YOU GET A new class every morning. One real story from the day's news, said slowly in Portuguese, then taken apart word by word with the English beside it. This is European Portuguese, as spoken in Portugal. Every episode has its own page with the full Portuguese transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. Every episode is also a video. If your podcast app is not showing it, watch on https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese If you have never studied Portuguese, start with today's episode. There is no order to catch up on. If you have been looking for a Portuguese course for beginners built on real material rather than scripted dialogues, this is it. NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills, so you know what to work on next: https://linguawire.com/assessment WHEN THE CLASS STARTS TO FEEL SLOW The same news, without the lesson around it, at A1, A2 and B1+. Search LINGUAWIRE Portuguese A1. MORE FROM LINGUAWIRE The language guide: https://linguawire.com/guide Every language and level: https://linguawire.com/podcasts Also in Spanish, German, French and Italian. If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 3h ago

    Ice cream and the Nobel economics prize | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: What do ice creams have to do with the Nobel Prize in Economics. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: O que têm os gelados a ver com o Nobel da Economia (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:36) More stories today (01:41) Today's headline, slowly (02:24) Days and the announcement (03:20) The prize and the work (04:19) Keeping a price (05:10) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-14 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT O que têm os gelados a ver com o Nobel da Economia Na segunda-feira, a Suécia anunciou que Robert Hall e Michael Woodford ganharam o Prémio Nobel da Economia. Robert Hall trabalha na Universidade de Stanford, e Michael Woodford trabalha na Universidade de Columbia. O prémio distinguiu o trabalho dos dois economistas sobre os preços e as decisões que afetam a economia. Timo Boppart, membro do comité do prémio, usou um menu de gelados para explicar preços que não mudam depressa. As empresas podem manter o mesmo preço durante uma estação inteira. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE A tradução por inteligência artificial precisa ainda de pessoas Papa Leão XIV tem cancro no pulmão e faz cirurgia em Itália Martinez critica direção do Manchester United após derrota em Espanha WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (segunda-feira) - verb (trabalhar) - vocabulary (prémio) - vocabulary (não mudam) - vocabulary (durante) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 1d ago

    UK growth forecast rises for 2026 | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: The IMF raises its growth forecast for the UK economy, but predicts a slowdown in 2027.. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: O FMI melhora a previsão de crescimento da economia do Reino Unido, mas prevê um abrandamento em 2027 (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:33) More stories today (01:38) Today's headline, slowly (02:34) Growing (03:22) A slower increase (04:18) Expected inflation (05:18) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-13 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT O FMI melhora a previsão de crescimento da economia do Reino Unido, mas prevê um abrandamento em 2027 Segundo o FMI, a economia do Reino Unido vai crescer 1,3% em 2026. Em julho, a previsão do FMI era de 1%. Em 2027, o crescimento vai abrandar para 1,2%. A energia mais cara e os juros mais altos vão reduzir o consumo das famílias. A inflação deve ficar nos 3,3% este ano e nos 2,8% em 2027. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE A cobertura da inteligência artificial está a crescer e a ficar mais exigente Matt Richardson sai da equipa britânica após alegações de má conduta Burnham quer novos acordos com a União Europeia depois do Brexit WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (crescer) - vocabulary (era) - vocabulary (abrandar) - vocabulary (juros) - vocabulary (deve) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 2d ago

    European industry plan gains support | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Volkswagen chief backs European proposals. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: Chefe da Volkswagen apoia as propostas europeias (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:35) More stories today (01:35) Today's headline, slowly (02:18) Supporting (03:05) Creating value (03:46) Numbers and cuts (04:26) Today's grammar point (05:10) Your quiz The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-12 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT Chefe da Volkswagen apoia as propostas europeias Oliver Blume, chefe da Volkswagen, apoia um plano europeu para a indústria. Ele quer concorrência justa com empresas chinesas. As regras devem ajudar empresas que criam valor na Europa. O plano pode limitar o apoio público a produtos feitos sobretudo na União Europeia. A Volkswagen quer cortar até 100.000 empregos e reduzir o número de modelos de 150 para 75. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Novo ataque mata uma pessoa no aeroporto de Riade, na Arábia Saudita Presidente da Microsoft pede regras mundiais para a IA Maresca diz que o Manchester City responde com vitórias após triunfo em Liverpool WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (apoiar) - vocabulary (justa) - vocabulary (valor) - vocabulary (sobretudo) - vocabulary (até) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 3d ago

    US sanctions target international court | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: The US imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: EUA impõem sanções ao Tribunal Penal Internacional (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:33) More stories today (01:39) Today's headline, slowly (02:27) Announcing news (03:04) Resources and cuts (03:36) Never being part (04:28) Time to end ties (05:18) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-11 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT EUA impõem sanções ao Tribunal Penal Internacional Em 2026, os Estados Unidos anunciaram sanções contra o Tribunal Penal Internacional, um tribunal permanente para crimes de guerra. Marco Rubio quer acabar com o tribunal e cortar os seus recursos. Os Estados Unidos nunca fizeram parte do tribunal. O presidente do tribunal rejeitou as sanções e disse que o tribunal vai continuar o seu trabalho. Os EUA dão às empresas seis meses para terminar as relações com o tribunal. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Reino Unido precisa de uma IA própria, diz líder do Alan Turing Institute Carrick muito desiludido após empate do Manchester United com o Tottenham Retalhistas dos EUA reduzem produtos para melhorar o negócio WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (anunciar) - vocabulary (recursos) - vocabulary (nunca) - vocabulary (vai continuar) - vocabulary (seis meses) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 4d ago

    Airline forecast cut as fuel costs rise | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Delta cuts its 2026 profit forecast because of fuel costs, but says demand remains strong.. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: Delta reduz previsão de lucros para 2026 devido ao combustível, mas diz que a procura continua forte (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:40) More stories today (01:44) Today's headline, slowly (02:42) Cutting a forecast (03:37) Fuel prices (04:09) Rising ticket prices (04:54) Today's grammar point (05:25) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-10 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT Delta reduz previsão de lucros para 2026 devido ao combustível, mas diz que a procura continua forte Na sexta-feira, a Delta Air Lines reduziu a previsão de lucros para 2026. A empresa espera agora um lucro de 5,10 a 5,60 dólares por ação. Na quinta-feira, o combustível para aviões custava 4,34 dólares na região do Golfo do México, nos Estados Unidos. Os preços dos bilhetes da Delta estão a subir por causa do combustível caro. Mesmo com preços mais altos, os viajantes continuam a reservar voos. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Arteta diz que tem a consciência tranquila sobre as acusações contra o Manchester City Trump anuncia acordo para comprar gasóleo à Rússia Duas pinturas de Renoir roubadas em França foram recuperadas, diz autarca WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (reduziu) - verb (esperar) - connector words (na) - vocabulary (a subir) - vocabulary (Mesmo com) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. 5d ago

    Maresca praises focused players | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Maresca says the atmosphere is fantastic at Manchester City. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: Maresca diz que o ambiente é fantástico no Manchester City (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:36) More stories today (01:35) Today's headline, slowly (02:19) Saying something (03:06) A decision about charges (03:42) An appeal (04:25) Today's grammar point (05:08) Your quiz The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-09 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT Maresca diz que o ambiente é fantástico no Manchester City Enzo Maresca é treinador do Manchester City e diz que o ambiente é fantástico. Os jogadores internacionais voltaram aos treinos na quinta-feira. A Premier League considerou o clube culpado da maioria das 115 acusações. O Manchester City apresentou um recurso e diz que é inocente. No domingo, o Manchester City joga contra o Liverpool e está no primeiro lugar da liga. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Starbucks estuda comprar a Chipotle nos Estados Unidos SpaceX pede melhor coordenação entre operadores de satélites Regulador dos EUA perde trabalhadores enquanto crescem as criptomoedas WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (dizer) - vocabulary (voltaram) - vocabulary (culpado) - vocabulary (recurso) - vocabulary (primeiro lugar) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 6d ago

    Security talks in Berlin | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Burnham meets with the German chancellor to discuss security. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: Burnham reúne-se com o chanceler alemão para falar de segurança (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:35) More stories today (01:37) Today's headline, slowly (02:23) Meeting people (03:10) Growing threats (04:06) Working together (05:04) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-08 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT Burnham reúne-se com o chanceler alemão para falar de segurança Andy Burnham reúne-se na quinta-feira, em Berlim, com Friedrich Merz. Esta é a primeira visita oficial de Burnham à Alemanha. Os serviços de informações do Reino Unido e da Alemanha avisam que as ameaças estão a aumentar. Burnham e Merz vão ratificar oficialmente o Tratado de Kensington de 2025. O tratado prevê mais cooperação na ciência, tecnologia, defesa, segurança e crescimento. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Novos vídeos mostram ataque iraniano a base norte-americana no Kuwait Chefe da Bolsa de Londres pede apoio para as empresas do Reino Unido Brandon Thomas apresenta sete aplicações de código aberto semelhantes às da Adobe WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (reunir-se) - vocabulary (primeira) - vocabulary (estão a aumentar) - vocabulary (ratificar) - vocabulary (cooperação) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. 6d ago

    Kane scores twice as England win | Beginner Portuguese Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Harry Kane scores twice as England beat Czechia. You will hear it in Portuguese first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in Portuguese: Harry Kane marca dois golos e a Inglaterra vence a Chéquia (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:34) More stories today (01:42) Today's headline, slowly (02:23) An easy win (03:17) A goal by mistake (04:05) Reaching a total (05:05) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese/a1/2026-10-07 TODAY'S PORTUGUESE TEXT Harry Kane marca dois golos e a Inglaterra vence a Chéquia A Inglaterra venceu a Chéquia com facilidade na Liga das Nações. Harry Kane jogou o seu 125.º jogo pela Inglaterra. Vladimir Coufal marcou um autogolo depois de um cruzamento de Kane. Antes do intervalo, Kane marcou o segundo golo depois de um cruzamento de Morgan Rogers. Depois do intervalo, Kane marcou outra vez e chegou aos 91 golos pela Inglaterra. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Democratas ganham vantagem nas eleições intercalares nos Estados Unidos Morre aos 102 anos a atriz Eva Marie Saint, vencedora de um Óscar Paramount Skydance conclui compra da Warner Bros. Discovery WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (com facilidade) - verb (jogar) - vocabulary (autogolo) - vocabulary (Antes do intervalo) - vocabulary (chegou) New to Portuguese? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Learn European Portuguese from zero, with real news, every morning. One short class a day in slow, simple Portuguese at A0-A1, explained line by line in English, with a free full transcript. Read today's lesson sheet: https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese WHAT YOU GET A new class every morning. One real story from the day's news, said slowly in Portuguese, then taken apart word by word with the English beside it. This is European Portuguese, as spoken in Portugal. Every episode has its own page with the full Portuguese transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. Every episode is also a video. If your podcast app is not showing it, watch on https://linguawire.com/class/portuguese If you have never studied Portuguese, start with today's episode. There is no order to catch up on. If you have been looking for a Portuguese course for beginners built on real material rather than scripted dialogues, this is it. NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL? Our free Portuguese level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills, so you know what to work on next: https://linguawire.com/assessment WHEN THE CLASS STARTS TO FEEL SLOW The same news, without the lesson around it, at A1, A2 and B1+. Search LINGUAWIRE Portuguese A1. MORE FROM LINGUAWIRE The language guide: https://linguawire.com/guide Every language and level: https://linguawire.com/podcasts Also in Spanish, German, French and Italian. If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other Portuguese learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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