Comprehension by ear

Listening

Dialogues and monologues spoken in Brazilian Portuguese. The transcript stays hidden until you have answered for what you heard.

dialogue

Na padaria

Marina orders breakfast at a neighborhood bakery in the morning.

10 lines · 5 questions

dialogue

Check-in no hotel

Paulo arrives at a hotel in the afternoon and checks in at the front desk.

11 lines · 5 questions

monologue

Minha rotina

Camila, a shop assistant from Belo Horizonte, describes her daily routine.

10 lines · 5 questions

dialogue

Pechinchando na feira

Renata haggles over the price of mangoes with seu Antônio at her local street market.

12 lines · 5 questions

dialogue

Remarcando o jantar

Felipe calls Juliana to reschedule the dinner they had planned for the next day.

12 lines · 5 questions

monologue

Um fim de semana em Paraty

A traveler describes the weekend trip he took to Paraty with two friends.

12 lines · 5 questions

dialogue

A entrevista de emprego

Lucas interviews for a customer service position at a company that serves foreign clients.

14 lines · 6 questions

dialogue

No consultório médico

Roberto sees doctor Helena about back pain that has been bothering him for two weeks.

14 lines · 6 questions

monologue

De Recife para São Paulo

A man from Recife reflects on his decision to move to São Paulo for a job two years ago.

13 lines · 6 questions

dialogue

Negociando o aluguel

After viewing an apartment, Thiago negotiates the rent and contract terms with the owner, dona Regina.

16 lines · 6 questions

dialogue

Sair de São Paulo?

Bia and Marcelo, two friends, debate Marcelo's plan to leave São Paulo for Florianópolis.

16 lines · 6 questions

monologue

Boletim rural: a safra do açaí

A radio news anchor presents a rural news brief about this year's açaí harvest in Pará.

14 lines · 6 questions

monologue

Café Requentado: volta ao escritório

A podcast host delivers a sarcastic opinion piece about companies forcing employees back to the office.

16 lines · 6 questions

dialogue

Fofoca de escritório antigo

Vanessa and Carla, old friends and former coworkers, catch up on gossip about a former colleague.

16 lines · 6 questions

dialogue

Fechar a rua pra carro?

Otávio and Lúcia, two friends, argue heatedly but good-naturedly about a city plan to pedestrianize a central street.

16 lines · 6 questions