Speeku: Learn European Portuguese

The Portuguese you'll actually hear in Portugal. 🇵🇹

A word a day, quick grammar, local quirks.
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Bambúrrio 🇵🇹 How to say “a stroke of dumb luck” in European Portuguese

“O Zé encontrou uma nota de 50 euros no casaco de inverno: foi puro bambúrrio.”
Zé found a 50-euro note in his winter coat: pure dumb luck.

What is the best thing you ever found in an old coat pocket?

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Stop relying on English. Learn European Portuguese 🇵🇹

#EuropeanPortuguese #MovingToPortugal

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Cebola 🇵🇹 How to say “onion” in European Portuguese

“Tudo em Portugal começa igual: cebola, alho e azeite na panela.”
Everything in Portugal starts the same way: onion, garlic and olive oil in the pan.

#EuropeanPortuguese #Refogado

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Chover a cântaros 🇵🇹 How to say “to pour down” in European Portuguese

“O Zé saiu sem guarda-chuva porque estava sol, e às três chovia a cântaros.”
Zé went out without an umbrella because it was sunny, and by three it was pouring.

#EuropeanPortuguese #RainyDay

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Batata 🇵🇹 How to say “potato” in European Portuguese

“As batatas a murro levam mesmo um murro antes de ir ao forno.”
Batatas a murro really do get a thump before they go in the oven.

Punched, mashed, roasted or fried: how do you like your potatoes?

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Não ter papas na língua 🇵🇹 How to say “to say exactly what you think” in European Portuguese

“A avó não tem papas na língua: perguntou à namorada do Zé se era a mesma do Natal.”

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Francesinha 🇵🇹 How to say it in European Portuguese

“A francesinha foi inventada no Porto nos anos 50, a copiar o croque-monsieur.”
The francesinha was invented in Porto in the fifties, copying the croque-monsieur.

#EuropeanPortuguese #Francesinha

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@el_drapo tip: ask for “picante à parte” and you're in charge of the fire 🙏

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@HistoriaJack madeira's highest hill is “pico ruivo”, literally the red-haired peak 🤯

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@musictalkss @fontainesdublin an irish band in lisbon in october: still warmer than a dublin summer 😅

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@LouiseDSadeleer in portugal a frenchie is a “buldogue francês”, same title, more syllables 🐶

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@writerintheday turning 25 in lisbon is “fazer 25 anos”, literally to make 25 years 🇵🇹

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@mandolinaes for photos, faial in july: the hydrangeas are why it's “a ilha azul” 🙌

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@earthserenityy tip: try the “cozido das furnas”, slow-cooked in volcanic ground 🙏

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@flower6260 “açores” in portuguese, and a single “açor” is a goshawk 🤯

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@IanGee19 the project is called “arte de portas abertas”, art of open doors 🤓

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@thenewgalaxy madeira's stone-walled terraces are “poios”, and the orchids moved in too 🥹

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@Hamburgdave two down, seven to go, each azores island does four seasons a day 😅

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@Snow_Dutchie here it's the “serra de sintra”, and “serra” also means saw 🤓

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@SophiaFioren “vale a pena” means it's worth it, and pena palace is the proof 🙌