Learn · Portuguese

Learn Portuguese for the moments that matter.

Each scenario below is a self-contained rehearsal with a free 60-second preview — pick the moment you actually face, then drill it with Sora until it sounds like the room you walked into.

• Business meeting · Reunião de trabalho

  Business meeting →

  In a São Paulo or Lisbon conference room, dropping into "tu" mid-meeting flips a cordial Você into a familiar register your Brazilian counterpart will read as overly friendly and your Portuguese counterpart will read as forward. Você stays Você until you are explicitly invited to change — and your counterpart's calendar may not formally invite you.

• Doctor visit · Consulta médica

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  In a Lisbon or Rio clinic, saying "Estou com dor" without a body part means you walked in with a feeling — clinical fact arrives only after a location + duration. Theuro médico "onde dói?" is one extra question every visit; landing both inside your opener saves the doctor the time yours costs.

• Travel & tourism · Viagem e turismo

  Travel & tourism →

  In Lisbon's Bairro Alto, asking for "uma cerveja" without "fria" gets you a warm Super Bock from a bottle — drinkable but not what was intended at the end of an August walk. Asking the right adjective first is two words of polish; saying "fresquinha" lands even better, and tells the waiter you've been here before.