Learn Portuguese through
real-life stories & conversations, and tailored personal guidance
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Portuguese with nerdy joy—for language lovers who want clarity and shortcuts to fluency.

What’s the problem?

It’s language anxiety, right?!

I’ve been there.

What if we could reduce language anxiety with the right approach?

My Extensive Courses are practical, structured, and engaging programs designed to help you actively speak Portuguese, with engaging topics that will thrill you + methods that will reduce your language anxiety!

Once a week, you’ll:

  • Speak in class & receive real-time correction ✅

  • Master verb tenses through real-life practice, not random examples 💬

  • Expand your communication in ways that stick 🧠

  • Finally feel confident, fluent, and independent 🎯

This is for you if…

… you want shortcuts to clarity, not endless grammar drills.

… you’d rather learn from real-life situations and conversations (than dry textbooks).

… you’re secretly a language nerd who is tired of feeling like a stranger in Portugal.

… you’re done complaining “Portuguese is hard” and ready to enjoy the challenge 🚀

🚀 ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN FOR

the C1 Extensive Course

Move beyond the plateau and sound like a native speaker! 👇

C1 Extensive Course

🗓️ Thursdays

 
⏰ 13h30 - 15h (Lisbon time)

💻 Online

🎁 Monthly bonuses 🎁

WhatsApp voting polls to decide your favorite topics!

 Course Details:
 Start Date: September 9, 2025
 End Date: December 18, 2025
 Duration: 3+ months

Ready to become independent in Portuguese?

The B1 Extensive Course is designed for learners who have a solid grasp of the basics and want to move beyond. This course dives deeper into grammar, expands vocabulary, and enhances your comprehension and conversational skills. With engaging lessons focused on real-life spoken Portuguese, you'll become more confident navigating more complex interactions and expressing yourself with greater ease and fluency! 🚀

I believe the most important milestone on our language journey is reaching a solid B1 level, —being autonomous & feeling comfortable in our communication. Unfortunately, it is also at this stage when most people give up for feeling anxious and overwhelmed without the right motivational approach. I’d love to be your guide and mentor and help you reach this huge milestone with confidence, lightness & ease.

Because culture is always connected to language, you can expect to have a lot of ‘ah-ha, now I got it!’ moments regarding Portuguese culture & language.

After completing this course, you will…

  • Master complex grammar and sentence structures

  • Feel autonomous & comfortable expressing yourself & understanding people

  • Expand your vocabulary for everyday and professional contexts

  • Improve listening and reading comprehension with authentic materials

  • Speak and interact with confidence

Syllabus

  • 1st week: A2 level revision
    Childhood & past memories 
    Past tenses wrap-up
    Storytelling

    2nd week: A2 level revision
    Holidays in Portugal
    Asking and providing information

    3rd week: Health and the Human Body
    The Personal Infinitive
    Giving advice 
    Expressing intensity

    4th week: Food & Nutrition
    The Compound Present
    Describing habits & routines
    Time expressions (desde vs há)

    🎁 Bonus🎁 Learning Portuguese with Music (eBook with translated lyrics)

  • 1st week: Leisure and sports
    The compound Past 
    Indefinite pronouns
     The modal verbs (ter de, haver de, haver, ...)

    2nd week: Future of Planet Earth
    Future tense
    Direct & indirect object pronouns

    3rd week: Social Media & Mental Health
    Todo/a vs Tudo
    The Conditional tense
    Expressing wants and needs

    4th week: Personal Growth & Philosophy 
    Introduction to the Subjunctive mood

    🎁 Bonus🎁 Self-Help Subjunctive Guide (60-page eBook)

  • 1st week: Cultural stereotypes & humor
    Idiomatic Expressions
    Passive voice

    2nd week: Portuguese Culture
    Debating perspectives
    Justifying your opinion 

    3rd week: Contemporary problems & politics
    The Future
    Expressing opinions, hypotheses, and different scenarios

    4th week: Music & Arts
    Expressing more complex descriptions and opinions

    🎁 Bonus🎁
    Soon

  • COURSE WRAP-UP & REVISION
    (Based on the voting poll from the students)

    🎁 Bonus🎁
    Subjunctive Self-Help Guide (worth 37€)

I’ve solved this for you:

Not having time to attend all lessons.

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Recorded lessons to catch up anytime

Feeling lost & overwhelmed in group classes.

Small-sized class with active engagement + extra individual homework

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Not knowing what kind of materials best suit me to learn.

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Personalized learning experience suited to your needs and goals.

Feeling stressed and self-conscious about your grammar mistakes.

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Having a mentor to support you & celebrate your strenghts

It includes:

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    All course materials & resources in digital format

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    Recorded lessons

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    Exclusive WhatsApp group for Q&As

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    Extra activities & exercises on a weekly basis

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    Homework correction within 72h via e-mail

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Course feedback  ♡

The C1 Extensive Course is perfect for those that are fluent in Portuguese but think that their level is not good enough - native speakers use the verbal tenses that you know that exist but you don´t use them, you have doubts about correct grammar here and there and could always use richer vocabulary (still the Portuguese don´t have any problem to understand you).

Thanks to Catarina´s numerous exercises I managed to be more confident and started to use the Subjunctive in my day-to-day conversations (to my surprise).

It is true that it might be sometimes tiring to do certain exercises over and over, but at the same time, it was necessary. Alone, I would never manage to get disciplined to go through so many exercises and automatize certain grammar rules/concepts.

I would highly recommend the course to anyone that don´t want “just” speak Portuguese but want to speak with confidence and correctly. The best moment is when someone tells you that you speak Portuguese REALLY well.

Petra, 🇨🇿

“Catarina’s B1/B2 course was a great experience, and I can definitely see the positive impact it made on my understanding and speaking Portuguese. Despite the intensity of the course with 3 hours a week, thanks to bite-sized, quality materials, varied structures of classes, small groups, and loads of oportunities to practise conversations, I really enjoy the course and almost wish we could squeeze even more hours each week! Highly recommended for everyone looking to progress their Portuguese quickly while having fun. Looking forward to next courses by Catarina.”

-Ola, 🇵🇱

“Catarina is a very sweet person and an amazing teacher. Not only does she create a comfortable and supportive learning environment, but she also approaches teaching with great patience, carefully considering the needs of her students.

In an adaptive manner, she invests a lot of effort into sourcing and preparing original materials and organizing the class structure. Learning a new language as an adult, especially in the beginning, can be a frustrating process that involves struggling to open up and feel confident despite making mistakes.

Catarina's encouraging approach has been really important for me and my relationship with the language."

- Katerina, 🇬🇷

“Having already attended private classes with Catarina previously, I was very motivated to start a B1/B2 online course with her and to learn Portuguese in a group setting.
I loved the experience from start to finish and my goal, to strengthen the base of my Portuguese and to practice even more to speak, was reached.
I was impressed by the variety of resources that Catarina provided, and especially think of her as an excellent teacher, because she managed to include the different levels and learning speeds throughout our group.

Her own range of spoken languages helped immensely in explaining the specifics of Portuguese grammar and Catarina managed to transfer her enthusiasm for languages and literature onto all of us. I would highly recommend taking classes with her and am looking forward to participating in more courses with Catarina in the future! ”
- Lena, 🇩🇪

 FAQs

  • You should watch the lesson recording and do the lesson activities/exercises over email, send them to Cat and you’ll receive correction and feedback in your inbox. 💌

  • Of course! You're welcome to join the online lesson at any time, but kindly avoid disrupting the ongoing class. Recordings will always be available, either if you are late or if you miss the lesson.

  • Being conducted by a private tutor, the course does not offer official certification. However, it comprehensively covers the entire B1/B2 syllabus on all areas of language fluency.

  • If you ensure active participation in all the activities, you will see positive results and quick progress. If you adopt a passive attitude and expect improvements without effort, progress will be slower.

  • If you are unsatisfied with the course, you have the right to quit at any time. No refund will be given for the paid monthly fee or fees. In case of force majeure events, those will be addressed in good faith, considering all the circumstances.

Prazer, sou a Cat!

Hi there, and welcome!
I’m Catarina, a 32-year-old translator & Portuguese teacher passionate about simplifying European Portuguese.

I’ve been creating my unique teaching method that delivers immediate results, drawing inspiration from my experiences with over a thousand fantastic students across various language schools and the prestigious Institute for Portuguese Language and Culture (ICLP) in Lisbon.

Terms & Conditions

1. Course(s) Description:

  • Portuguese with Cat offers language courses designed for learners interested in acquiring proficiency in Portuguese at various levels. These courses focus on developing essential vocabulary, mastering grammar rules, and enhancing conversational skills to ensure good language proficiency.

2. Method of Instruction:

  • The courses will be conducted exclusively through online sessions on Google Meets. Students are responsible for ensuring they have a stable internet connection and the necessary software for participation.

3. Schedule and Attendance:

  • Lesson schedules will be agreed in advance. It is the responsibility of the student to attend the agreed-upon sessions punctually.

  • In case of delay on behalf of the student, the student should enter the online classroom without interrupting or disturbing the ongoing lesson.

4. Course Payment:

  • The course fee covers the entire duration of the enrolled course and must be paid in full before commencement. The teacher will provide payment instructions and deadlines upon enrollment confirmation.

5. Cancellation and Lesson Rescheduling:

a) Cancellation by the Student:

  • As recordings for each lesson are made available, there is no cancellation fee for students for missed lessons.

  • If the student is not satisfied with the course, he/she has the right to quit the course at any time.

b) Cancellation by the Teacher:

  • If the teacher needs to cancel a lesson due to health reasons, the teacher undertakes to provide an alternative date for the missed lesson. The rescheduled lesson will be offered on either: a) The next available regular schedule or b) At a time determined through a class-wide voting poll, with the most voted time being selected.

6. Refund Policy:

  • If the student is not satisfied with the course, no refund will be given for the paid course fee.

  • Refunds for course fees are not available. In case of "force majeure" events, those will be addressed in good faith, considering all the circumstances.

7. Dismissal Policy:

  • The teacher retains the right to dismiss a student from single lessons and/or the entire course in the event of behavior deemed rude or disrespectful (behaviour that disrupts the normal functioning of the lessons). Such decisions will be made solely at the discretion of the teacher, and no refunds will be provided in the case of dismissal.

8. Intellectual Property:

  • All course materials provided by Portuguese with Cat are protected by copyright. Reproduction or distribution of course materials without explicit permission is strictly prohibited.

9. Privacy Policy:

  • Portuguese with Cat will handle any personal information collected during the course of the lessons in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Student information will be kept confidential and used solely for the purpose of delivering the language course.

10. Changes to Terms and Conditions:

  • The teacher reserves the right to make changes to these terms and conditions. Students will be notified of any changes at least 48 hours in advance.

11. Governing Law:

  • These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Portuguese Republic. Any disputes arising under or in connection with these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Portugal.

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