Learn Portuguese with songs

Learning Portuguese through music

Portuguese rewards anyone who already has Spanish and then quietly punishes them: the words look familiar, the vowels do not behave. European and Brazilian Portuguese also diverge far more in sound than on the page, which is precisely the sort of thing a recording makes obvious and a textbook flattens into a footnote. It is the smallest part of the catalog, so treat these cards as a foothold — enough to start hearing the difference, not enough to be a full course.

Grammar and pronunciation lessons

Short lessons on the points these songs teach, each linked to the songs that use them.

Portuguese grammar (14) →Portuguese pronunciation (8) →

The Portuguese words these songs share

These 60 words appear across the most Portuguese songs in the catalog, so they are the ones to learn first. Ranked by how many songs use them, translated by us, and taken word by word — never as lines of lyric.

Every Portuguese song in the catalog

Sorted from the easiest card to the hardest. Each one opens a full page with its own glossary and sample quiz.

• Ai Se Eu Te Pego — Michel Teló (2011)A1+
• Postinho de Gasolina — João Gustavo e Murilo & Grelo (2026)A1+
• Primeiros Erros (Chove) — Capital Inicial (2000)A1+
• Tu E Eu — Diogo Piçarra (2015)A1+
• Sei Lá — Bárbara Tinoco (2019)A1+

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