Portuguese

Use Brazilian Portuguese greetings and farewells appropriate to the time of day and level of formality.

Introduce yourself in Brazilian Portuguese by stating your name, nationality, occupation, and place of residence.

Pronounce oral vowel sounds clearly in common Brazilian Portuguese words.

Distinguish and produce nasal vowels in common Brazilian Portuguese words.

Apply written accent marks and stress rules when pronouncing unfamiliar Portuguese words.

Ask and answer basic identity questions using the present tense of ser.

Spell names and email addresses using the Portuguese alphabet.

Use basic clarification phrases to request repetition, slower speech, or an explanation.

Select definite and indefinite articles that agree with common nouns in gender and number.

Make descriptive adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number.

Use estar to state a person's current location or condition.

Use ter to express age and possession.

Exchange ages, phone numbers, and addresses using cardinal numbers.

Form basic information questions with quem, onde, quando, como, qual, and por que.

State and understand dates, days of the week, and clock times.

Extract key personal details from a short, clearly spoken conversation.

Conjugate regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present indicative.

Use the present-tense forms of ir and fazer in everyday statements.

Express wants and abilities with querer and poder.

Negate present-tense statements in Brazilian Portuguese.

Use common pronominal verbs to describe a daily routine.

Express frequency with common adverbs and time phrases.

Give an ordered spoken description of a typical weekday.

Write a short message describing your routine and availability.

Combine de and em with definite articles in common location phrases.

Make polite requests with queria, gostaria, and poderia.

Ask for directions and identify key route instructions.

Obtain essential information about public transport and tickets.

Order food and respond to common questions from restaurant staff.

Understand prices and complete a basic payment exchange.

Complete a basic accommodation check-in conversation.

Identify the requested action in a short service interaction.

Use possessive forms to talk about family and personal relationships.

Describe a person's appearance and personality with common adjectives.

Express likes and dislikes using gostar de.

Invite someone to an activity and accept or decline politely.

Form the regular pretérito perfeito to report completed actions.

Use common irregular verbs in the pretérito perfeito.

Sequence completed events with basic time connectors.

Identify the sequence of events in a short spoken personal account.

Choose appropriately among você, tu, nós, and a gente in common Brazilian contexts.

Recognize frequent conversational reductions such as tá, tô, and pra.

Recognize common Brazilian pronunciations of r and s in familiar words.

Identify word boundaries in short stretches of connected Brazilian speech.

Use conversational fillers and backchannel expressions to show attention.

Ask relevant follow-up questions to sustain an informal conversation.

Infer the main idea of a short conversation when some words are unfamiliar.

Sustain a five-minute informal conversation on familiar topics.

Form the pretérito imperfeito to describe past habits and background situations.

Choose between the pretérito perfeito and imperfeito in a short past narrative.

Express future plans with ir followed by an infinitive.

Express necessity and obligation with precisar, ter que, and dever.

Compare two options using comparative structures.

Distinguish common uses of por and para.

Connect ideas using expressions of cause, result, and contrast.

Report a health or travel problem and request an appropriate solution.

Describe your role, responsibilities, and organisation in straightforward professional language.

Choose an appropriate level of formality for a Brazilian workplace interaction.

Arrange or reschedule a meeting by proposing and confirming a time.

Make a clear and polite professional request.

Give a brief spoken update on completed and pending work.

Extract deadlines and action items from a short professional email.

Write a concise professional email with an appropriate opening, request, and closing.

Use turn-taking phrases to contribute to a short workplace meeting.

Use Portuguese-Spanish cognates cautiously while identifying frequent false friends.

Identify the main idea and supporting details in a short factual text.

Distinguish a writer's main claim from reasons and examples in a short text.

Take structured notes from a short, clearly delivered academic talk.

Give an oral summary of a short factual text in your own words.

Write a coherent paragraph using basic sequencing and contrast connectors.

Deliver a short prepared presentation about a familiar academic or professional topic.

Respond to straightforward questions after a short presentation.

Distinguish common Brazilian forms from forms used in Mozambican Portuguese in parallel examples.

Recognize key pronunciation features of clear Mozambican Portuguese speech.

Interpret frequent vocabulary differences between Brazilian and Mozambican Portuguese.

Select appropriate forms of address for a professional interaction in Mozambique.

Use core international-cooperation and NGO vocabulary to describe a project.

Conduct a short needs-assessment interview using neutral, respectful questions.

Write a concise follow-up message summarising agreed project actions.

Adapt your language to complete a practical conversation with either a Brazilian or Mozambican interlocutor.