Audiobooks

Written for Portuguese Language Learners

Learning Portuguese doesn't need to be a chore. Not only will stories bring fulfillment to your practice but they will also lead to more productive, idiomatically rich language learning.

Now, you may not find it very enticing to jump straight into José Saramago or Fernando Pessoa. Instead, you want to get hold of reads suitable for language learners that match your current level of language proficiency. And guess what!? All our stories are CEFR-graded. 

For instance, as a beginner, stories catering to the A1-A2 levels will suit you well. Typically, these reads are divided into small chapters and written in very plain Portuguese. 

If you find yourself in the low-intermediate tier, on the other hand, you may want to raise the game a notch or two toward the A2-B1 level range, and so on.

Here’s the bottom line. The reads you pick should be challenging enough to help you grow your language skills, but not overwhelmingly difficult to the point that all joy in reading is stripped away and you give up.

All in all, a good read (from a language-learning perspective) is a balancing act between being ambitious (level-wise) and pleasurable. 

The Power of Stories in a Nutshell

  • Enticing stories keep you motivated and asking for more. Ultimately, this translates into more exposure to your target language.
  • Stories not only improve your reading comprehension but also your idiomatic feel for Portuguese, which will make you sound more natural when speaking.
  • Equipped with audio/voiceovers, these reads are an invaluable tool to improve your listening skills and pronunciation.
  • Stories develop your intuition for Portuguese grammar. Put another way, you learn grammar organically without studying it.
  • Stories increase your vocabulary effectively. It is well-established that word retention rates are higher when we learn new words in context.