Practice speaking Portuguese on Av. da Liberdade in Lisbon
Lisbon · Portugal · Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, Belém
Lisbon is European Portuguese: closed vowels, a clipped rhythm, a tree-lined avenue through the center of the city. If Spanish gives you the gist on the page, that's a head start that dies the moment you have to produce Portuguese sounds.
PathGlot drops you onto the real Avenida da Liberdade in Google Street View. Ana stays in Portuguese. You answer out loud. Not for people starting from zero.
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A few minutes here with Ana
Ana greets you and asks where you'd like to go. You want a coffee, a pastelaria, a quieter street: you say it in Portuguese. A Spanish word will slip in. She gives you the Portuguese one and the right sound. You say it again until it stands on its own.
São Paulo is on the Portuguese language page if you want Brazilian Portuguese. Lisbon is the Portugal accent. Hearing both later makes the split obvious. Start here if this is the Portuguese you actually need.
A few minutes of ordering and asking on this avenue is how the Spanish coat of paint starts coming off. Reading never does that.
Questions, answered
I know Spanish. Can I just jump in?
If you can already put a slow Portuguese sentence together, yes. Spanish helps you read. It does not give you the vowels. That's why the practice has to be out loud.
European or Brazilian Portuguese?
This page is Lisbon, so European. Switch to São Paulo from the Portuguese language page when you want Brazilian sounds.
Is it free, and what does it cost after that?
You get two free quests and no credit card, in any language and city, and there is no clock on them. After that, plans start at $14.99 a month (or $10.00 a month billed annually), sized by how many quests you want each month. Explorer, the most popular plan, is $24.99 a month. You subscribe in the app when you're ready.
More Portuguese
Walk Avenida da Liberdade and talk
Ana stays in Portuguese. Two free quests, no credit card. Runs in your browser.
Two free quests, no credit card. Runs in your browser.