Basic Portuguese in 10 Days 2026
Learn basic Portuguese in 10 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 3 lessons a day, about 75 minutes daily. Each day you read the lessons, listen to the phrases and take that day's quiz. The final assessment draws 40 questions at random from the whole course; score 80% or more to download your certificate.
Kurz und knapp
Dieser kostenlose Kurs hat Lektionen für etwa 750 Minuten, 10 Themenquizze ohne Zeitlimit (300 Fragen insgesamt) und eine zeitlich begrenzte Abschlussprüfung mit 40 zufällig gezogenen Fragen. Mit 80 % oder mehr in der Abschlussprüfung laden Sie eine Teilnahmebescheinigung herunter (privat, nicht akkreditiert). Am 13. Oktober 2026 mit offiziellen Quellen abgeglichen.
Das lernen Sie
- Greet people and introduce yourself, choosing tu or the polite o senhor / a senhora
- Spell your name and say numbers, prices, dates and clock times
- Talk about your family, your home, your work and your free time in short sentences
- Order at a café, shop for food and clothes, and pay at the checkout
- Ask for directions, buy a train or bus ticket and talk about the weather
- Make an appointment and handle a short phone call
- Say what you did yesterday and what you plan to do
- Ask for help in an emergency
Erreichen Sie mindestens 80 %, um Ihr Zertifikat herunterzuladen.
Ihr Lernplan
Lesen Sie jede Lektion, machen Sie das Themenquiz dazu (ohne Zeitlimit, mit Erklärungen) und dann die zeitlich begrenzte Abschlussprüfung. Jedes Mal wird eine neue Mischung von Fragen gezogen. Ihr Fortschritt wird in diesem Browser gespeichert.
- Lektionen lesen30 Lektionen, etwa 750 Min.
- Tag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye and About me20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me
- Tag 2: Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 4: Numbers 0–100 · Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time
- Tag 3: Family, Describing people and Home20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people · Unit 9: Home
- Tag 4: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café
- Tag 5: In town, Getting around and Weather and seasons20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons
- Tag 6: My day, Work and jobs and Free time20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 16: My day · Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time
- Tag 7: Health, Clothes and colours and Phone and appointments20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours · Unit 21: Phone and appointments
- Tag 8: Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans
- Tag 9: Can you help me?, Services and Renting a home20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 25: Can you help me? · Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home
- Tag 10: Emergencies, Small talk and Review20 Fragen
Lektionen: Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review
- Abschlussprüfung40 Fragen, 45 Min. · Mindestens 80 % erreichen
Tag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye and About me
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Frage 1 von 30
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Antwort: C. til
The wavy mark ~ is the til. It makes the vowel nasal, as in mãe and pão.
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Antwort: D. How do you spell it?
Como se escreve? literally means 'How is it written?'. People use it to ask you to spell a word.
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Antwort: C. H
Agá is the name of the letter H. In words, h at the start is silent.
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Antwort: A. almoço
The cedilha is the small hook under the c (ç). It makes the c sound like s, as in almoço.
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Frage 5 von 30
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Antwort: A. Like 'lli' in 'million'
The letters lh sound like 'lli' in million. The 'ny' sound in canyon is written nh, as in vinho.
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Antwort: D. It is silent.
In Portuguese, h at the start of a word is always silent, so hotel sounds like 'otel'.
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Frage 7 von 30
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Antwort: D. Like 'sh' in 'shop'
In European Portuguese, s at the end of a word usually sounds like 'sh': três, dois.
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Frage 8 von 30
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Antwort: C. Joana
She spells J, O, A, N, A, so her name is Joana, with one n. Juana is the Spanish form.
Transkript
Chamo-me Joana. Escreve-se J, O, A, N, A.
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Frage 9 von 30
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Antwort: C. Gonçalves
In Portugal, apelido means last name and nome próprio means first name. Her last name is Gonçalves.
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Frage 10 von 30
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Antwort: B. Sousa
Marta spells S, O, U, S, A, so her last name is Sousa, with s in the middle.
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Rui: Como se escreve o seu apelido?
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Antwort: A. Bom dia.
Bom dia is used in the morning, until lunch.
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Antwort: C. Boa tarde.
Boa tarde is used from lunch until it gets dark.
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Frage 13 von 30
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Antwort: D. See you tomorrow.
Amanhã means tomorrow, so até amanhã means 'see you tomorrow'. 'See you later' is até logo.
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Frage 14 von 30
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Antwort: A. Obrigada.
The word agrees with the speaker: a woman says obrigada and a man says obrigado.
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Antwort: C. Como está o senhor?
With an adult you do not know, use o senhor (for a man) and the verb form está. Como estás? uses tu, which is informal.
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Antwort: A. Igualmente.
Muito prazer means 'Nice to meet you'. The usual reply is igualmente, 'likewise'.
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Antwort: D. te
With tu, the question is Como te chamas? The polite form is Como se chama?
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Antwort: D. He is fine.
Pedro says estou bem, obrigado: 'I'm fine, thank you.'
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Rita: Bom dia, Pedro! Como estás?
Pedro: Estou bem, obrigado. E tu? -
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Antwort: D. Evening
They say boa noite, which is used in the evening and at night.
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Teresa: Boa noite. Chamo-me Teresa Lopes.
Rui: Muito prazer. Chamo-me Rui Costa. -
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Antwort: A. Tomorrow
Até amanhã means 'see you tomorrow'. Beijinhos ('little kisses') is a friendly way to end a message.
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Antwort: D. sou
With eu (I), the verb ser is sou: eu sou.
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Antwort: C. somos
With nós (we), the verb ser is somos.
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Antwort: A. és
With tu (informal you), the verb ser is és. É is for ele, ela and the polite you.
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Frage 24 von 30
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Antwort: A. portuguesa
Nationalities agree with the person. A woman is portuguesa; a man is português.
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Antwort: B. Sou do Canadá.
Use ser for where you are from. O Canadá is masculine, and de + o joins to make do.
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Antwort: D. I speak a little Portuguese.
Falo means 'I speak' and um pouco de means 'a little'.
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Frage 27 von 30
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Antwort: D. alemão
A man is alemão and a woman is alemã. Alemanha is the country, and alemães is the plural.
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Frage 28 von 30
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Antwort: B. Porto
Miguel is from São Paulo, but he says moro no Porto: he lives in Porto.
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Miguel: Olá! Chamo-me Miguel. Sou brasileiro, de São Paulo, mas moro no Porto.
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Antwort: C. English and Spanish
Kate says falo inglês e espanhol: she speaks English and Spanish.
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Ana: De onde és?
Kate: Sou dos Estados Unidos, de Boston. Falo inglês e espanhol. -
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Antwort: B. Sofia lives in Canada.
Sofia is Portuguese and from Coimbra, but she says moro em Toronto, no Canadá. She speaks only a little French.
Tastatur: 1–4 zum Antworten, Eingabetaste für die nächste Frage.
Was Sie vor der Prüfung wissen sollten
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) calls levels A1 and A2 “basic user” levels.
- At CEFR level A1, a learner can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves and others, and ask and answer questions about personal details, such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They can interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is ready to help.
- Camões, I.P. (the Camões Institute) publishes the Referencial Camões PLE, a teaching guide for Portuguese as a foreign language. It is based on the CEFR, covers the six levels from A1 to C2, and can be downloaded free as an ebook from the Camões Digital Library.
- CAPLE, the centre for exams in Portuguese as a foreign language at the University of Lisbon, offers exams for people whose first language is not Portuguese and who want to prove their Portuguese for study, work or other reasons. Its general (non-school) exams are open to people aged 16 or older.
- CAPLE’s ACESSO exam (Acesso ao Português) corresponds to CEFR level A1. It has four parts: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
- 112 is the emergency number everywhere in the European Union. It is free and works from fixed and mobile phones. Portugal is one of the countries where 112 is the only national emergency number. In many countries, operators can also answer in English or French.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Which plan should I choose: 7, 10, 15 or 30 days?
All four plans have the same 30 units and the same questions. Only the daily load changes: about 4–5 units a day in 7 days, 3 a day in 10 days, 2 a day in 15 days, and 1 a day in 30 days. Choose the plan that fits the time you have each day.
What level will I reach?
The course covers the basics of level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): everyday phrases, simple questions and answers, and short conversations when people speak slowly and clearly.
Is this an official Portuguese certificate?
No. This is an independent practice course. It is not an official language exam and is not connected to Camões, I.P., CAPLE or any other testing body. If you need proof of your Portuguese, take an official exam such as CAPLE’s ACESSO (A1) or CIPLE (A2).
Is this European or Brazilian Portuguese?
The course teaches European Portuguese, the Portuguese spoken in Portugal. Brazilian Portuguese is the same language, but it sounds different and uses some different words and forms, such as você, trem and ônibus. Tips in the lessons show the main differences.
How do the listening questions work?
Press the play button and your device reads the Portuguese text aloud with a computer voice. You can play it again. After you answer, you can read the text.
What should I do after this course?
Keep practising every day: review the units, read and listen to simple Portuguese, and speak with other people. Then move on to level A2, or take an official A1 exam if you need a certificate.
Ist die Bescheinigung akkreditiert oder offiziell anerkannt?
Nein. Es ist eine private Teilnahmebescheinigung, nur für Ihr Wissen. Sie ist von keiner Behörde, Zulassungsstelle, Aufsichtsbehörde oder Bildungseinrichtung anerkannt, akkreditiert oder genehmigt und ersetzt keine gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Lizenz, Zertifizierung oder Ausbildung.
Quellen
- Council of Europe – CEFR global scale (Table 1)
- Camões, I.P. – Referencial Camões PLE
- CAPLE, University of Lisbon – Portuguese as a foreign language exams
- CAPLE – ACESSO (A1)
- European Commission – 112, the European emergency number
- CAPLE – CIPLE (A2)
- PSP – Polícia de Segurança Pública (emergency number 112)
- GNR – Guarda Nacional Republicana (SOS Emergência 112)