I’m Marta, a native speaker with many years of teaching behind me. Not textbook Portuguese: the Portuguese of the pastelaria, the petrol station, the health centre and your neighbour’s front step.
Real situations, real Portuguese
The pastelaria. The petrol station. The beach, the health centre, the cash machine. Marta takes the lesson to the place — so the first time you are there for real, you have already heard it.
"Let's have something to drink" — the café conversation you will have most often.
At the pastelaria: why a coffee is a «bica», and what you will hear back.
At the petrol station, where nobody speaks slowly for you.
Beach Portuguese — «o mar», the sand, the sun — which here counts as survival vocabulary.
Going to the health centre — vocabulary worth having before you need it.
Taking money out: what «levantamentos» means on the screen, and the words around it.
How it works
Four steps, at your own pace. The first two cost nothing.
It is waiting in your account the moment you sign up — a real lesson, so you know how Marta teaches before you pay for anything.
Get the free lessonEight recorded lessons of about thirty minutes. Not sure which? The level test ends with a suggested bundle to start with.
See the bundlesTick lessons off and pick up where you left off, on any device. Add live lessons on Zoom when you want someone to talk to.
Live lessonsOne minute. The free lesson opens as soon as you are in.
Video bundles
Each bundle is eight recorded lessons of about thirty minutes. They live in your account: tick them off, pick up where you left off, and come back to any of them whenever you like.
Eight lessons that get you saying something real from day one — greetings, introductions and the words you need in a café.
Pronunciation, the present tense, and enough vocabulary to handle an ordinary day in Portugal.
Past and future tenses, longer sentences, and the expressions Portuguese people actually use.
Professional and written Portuguese, regional variation, and the fine grammar that separates fluent from comfortable.
In it for the long run? Complete Bundle (price on request) and World Bundle (price on request) put several bundles together.
Marta unlocks what you buy on your account.
Not sure where to start?
The free level test is fifteen real European Portuguese questions, from A1 to B2. It ends with your level and a suggested bundle to start with — and, if you are logged in, it is saved to your account.
Live with Marta
A video cannot correct the way you say «pão». These two can. Marta’s own tip: many students choose to combine both — the bundles for the grammar, the live lessons for the speaking.
Four lessons a month, one a week, live on Zoom, built entirely around you — your level, your goals, the mistakes you keep making.
On requestfor four sessions a month
A live class on Zoom, tuesdays at 19:00 (Portugal time), 45 minutes, once a week. Marta has not published a price yet, so ask her — this page will not guess one.
Free, no account needed
They run in your browser. Use them for a month without ever talking to Marta, if that is what suits you.
15 questions · about 5 minutes
A real European Portuguese placement test, from A1 to B2. You get a level, an explanation of what it means, and a suggested bundle to start with — saved to your account if you are logged in.
Open it7 sounds English speakers get wrong
ão, lh, nh, rr, the s that turns into a sh, the vowels Portugal swallows. Hear each one, then record yourself and compare. Nothing is saved anywhere.
Open it12 verbs, present tense
Ser, estar, ter, ir, fazer, poder, querer and the regular ones around them. Practice mode with instant feedback and a counter that lives only in your own browser.
Open itHer method, in her words
New words are hooked onto something you already know, so they stay put instead of sliding off.
The same structure comes back in a different sentence, and then another, until you stop translating it in your head.
Everything is taught the way it is actually said in Portugal — so you do not just learn Portuguese, you use it.
People with a reason, not a hobby — which changes what is worth teaching first.
Paperwork, neighbours, the health centre, the café downstairs. The Portuguese you need first is the Portuguese of ordinary days.
You get by in English and you are tired of it. Marta made her videos with expats living in Portugal in mind — for when you want to stop being a visitor in your own street.
For professionals working with Portuguese colleagues or clients — including interviews, meetings and the written Portuguese that goes with them.
A Portuguese partner, Portuguese grandchildren, or a country you keep coming back to. Reason enough.
Marta lists exam preparation among the goals her private students work on. Tell her which exam you are taking and she will tell you honestly whether she can help.
Straight answers
European Portuguese — the Portuguese spoken in Portugal. Marta is a native speaker and teaches the pronunciation, vocabulary and forms you will hear in Lisbon, Porto or anywhere else in Portugal.
Eight video lessons of about thirty minutes each, recorded by Marta on Zoom. Once a bundle is yours it appears in your account: you watch the lessons in order or out of it, tick them off as you go, and come back to any of them whenever you like.
No. Create a free account and the free lesson is there straight away. The level test, the sound trainer, the verb trainer and Marta's YouTube lessons need no account at all.
Open the bundle and press "Get this bundle". It opens WhatsApp or e-mail with the bundle and your account e-mail already written. Marta replies with the payment details and, once the payment arrives, unlocks the bundle in your account herself — there is no card checkout on this site yet.
Four private lessons a month, one a week, live with Marta on Zoom, one to one. The content is built around your level and your goals. The price is confirmed in writing before you start.
Marta is starting a live group class on Zoom on 3 March: Tuesdays at 19:00 Portugal time, 45 minutes, once a week. She announced it on Facebook and has not published a price yet, so ask her — this site will not guess one for you.
No. Every bundle includes lifetime access, so you can go back to any lesson whenever you need it.
Message Marta on WhatsApp or by e-mail from the address you signed up with. She sets a temporary password for you, and you choose a new one the next time you log in.
The Advanced bundle and the Complete Bundle include a certificate of completion from Marta. It records that you finished the course — it is not an official state language qualification.
Exam preparation is one of the goals Marta lists for her private students. Which exam, and by when, changes the answer a lot — message her with the details and she will tell you honestly whether she is the right teacher for it.
Usually within 24 to 48 hours, Monday to Friday — that is what her contact page says.
Next step
Your message goes straight to Marta. Tell her where you are with Portuguese and why you want it, and she will tell you what she would do in your place.
WhatsApp messages only, please — she does not take calls. Marta usually replies within 24–48 hours, Monday to Friday.
