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Three tools built for this site and nine short videos Isabel filmed in real places in the Algarve. No account needed — and if you do have one, your level-test result is saved to it.
What's your level?
15 questions · about 5 minutes
A real European Portuguese placement test, from A1 to B2. You get a level, an explanation of what it means and a suggested bundle to start with — saved to your account if you are logged in.
Open itSound trainer
7 sounds English speakers get wrong
ão, lh, nh, rr, the s that turns into sh, and the vowels Portugal swallows. Hear each one, then record yourself and compare. Nothing is saved anywhere.
Open itVerb trainer
12 verbs, present tense
Ser, estar, ter, ir, fazer, poder, querer and the regular verbs around them. A practice mode with instant feedback, and a score that stays in your own browser.
Open it
What is kept, and where. The level test keeps your answers in the page and forgets them when you close it; only the result is kept, in your account if you are logged in. The sound trainer asks for the microphone only when you press record, and the recording never leaves your device. The verb trainer keeps a score counter in your own browser’s storage and nowhere else.
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Portuguese, filmed where you will need it
Nine short videos Isabel filmed in real places in the Algarve: the pastelaria, the beach, the petrol station, the health centre. The video loads from YouTube only when you press play.
Vamos beber alguma coisa Estamos na pastelaria Estamos na Bomba Estamos na Praia
New videos go to her channel — subscribing is free.
When you are ready
The tools will only take you so far
They are good at telling you where you stand and keeping your ear honest. For the rest, there are Isabel's lessons — step by step, at your own pace, starting with a free one.