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Helena Rocha 238 episódios nov 8, 2026

A European Portuguese learning podcast hosted by Helena Rocha, a Portuguese teacher with over 15 years of experience teaching foreigners. Each episode focuses on listening, pronunciation and speaking practice so learners can build fluency in European Portuguese. Helena created the show to fill the gap in good online learning material for the language. Listeners can support the project through PayPal or Patreon for a fuller learning experience.

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Episode 238 - JEITO - parte 2 nov 8, 2026 21:54 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.This is the second of two episodes dedicated to the multiple meanings of the word "jeito".

Episode 237 - JEITO nov 1, 2026 28:47 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.This is the first of two episodes dedicated to the multiple meanings of the word "jeito".

Episode 236 - Sonhos cor-de-rosa! out 25, 2026 24:11 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.This is our last episode about sleeping, this time we're going to focus on verbs and expressions related to fall asleep, to sleep and to dream.

Episode 235 - Vamos para a cama! out 18, 2026 29:16 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode, we're going to learn vocabulary and expressions related to the bed.

Episode 234 - Que sono! out 11, 2026 30:15 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode we're talking about sleep. This is the first of 3 episodes on this topic.

Episode 233 - Reparaste nisto??? out 4, 2026 29:14 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode we're going to learn the verbs we use in Portuguese to say "to notice", "to realize" and "to repair".

Episode 232 - Is "child" always "criança"? set 27, 2026 27:00 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode, we're going to learn all the important words in Portuguese to talk about children in from childhood to youth.

Episode 231 - Mudar vs Trocar set 20, 2026 28:02 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode we're going to learn the difference between the verbs "mudar" and "trocar".

Episode 230 - Is "busy" always "ocupado"? set 13, 2026 21:57 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode we're going to learn how to translate the word "busy" into Portuguese depending on the context.We're also going to learn the verb "ocupar"

Episode 229 - Perguntar ou Pedir??? set 6, 2026 26:45 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode, we're going to learn the difference between te verbs "perguntar" and "pedir". We're also going to learn the difference between "pergunta" and "questão" and the meaning of the verb "questionar".

Episode 228 - Vamos à praia? - parte 3 jul 26, 2026 36:16 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠⁠.In this episode, we're going to carry on learning useful vocabulary, expressions and verbs to talk about going to the beach.

Episode 227 - Vamos à praia? - parte 2 jul 19, 2026 40:49 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠⁠.In this episode, we're going to carry on learning useful vocabulary, expressions and verbs to talk about going to the beach.

Episode 226 - Vamos à praia? jul 12, 2026 33:24 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠⁠.In this episode, we're going to learn useful vocabulary, expressions and verbs to talk about going to the beach.

Episode 225 - Que comichão! jul 6, 2026 29:02 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on ⁠www.patreon.com/tradutex⁠.In this episode we’re going to learn how to express in Portuguese the verbs “to itch” and “to scratch”.

Episode 224 - Apanhar - Parte 2 jun 28, 2026 29:21 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode we're going to learn more about the verb "apanhar". We're going to learn about more contexts where this verb is used and some very common expressions with it.

Episode 223 - Apanhar - Parte 1 jun 21, 2026 27:15 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to lear some of the most important contexts to we use the verb "Apanhar".

Episode 222 - Is "tempo" always "time"? jun 14, 2026 21:47 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode we're going to learn the different translations of the word "time" into Portuguese and the word "tempo" into English.

Episode 221 - Saber vs Conhecer jun 7, 2026 34:27 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex In this episode, we're going to learn the difference between the verbs "saber" and "conhecer".

Episode 220 - É batota! jun 1, 2026 23:32 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn the different translations for the English verb "to cheat".

Episode 219 - Mexe-te! mai 24, 2026 24:08 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn all the different meanings of the verb "mexer" and its reflexive version "mexer-se"

Episode 218 - Que estranho! mai 17, 2026 26:06 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn the difference between the words "estranho", "estrangeiro", "esquisito" and the verb "estranhar".

Episode 217 - É grátis!!! mai 10, 2026 27:19 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn how to translate the English word "free" into Portuguese.

Episode 216 - Encomendar vs Entregar mai 4, 2026 34:35 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn the difference between "encomendar" and "entregar".

Episode 215 - Lavar a roupa - to do the laundry abr 26, 2026 35:28 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn verbs, vocabulary and expressions related to doing the laundry.

Episode 214 - Lavar a loiça - to do the dishes abr 20, 2026 30:22 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn verbs and vocabulary related to "lavar a loiça" and we're also going to go through different tenses we've learned before.

Episode 213 - Tarefas domésticas - Household chores abr 12, 2026 39:15 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutexIn this episode, we're going to learn some very important verbs related to household chores at the same time we go through different tenses previously taught in the podcast.

Episode 212 - Infinitivo Pessoal - parte 2 abr 5, 2026 29:22 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to carry on talking about the personal infinitive and we'll learn another important context where to use it.

Episode 211 - Infinitivo Pessoal mar 30, 2026 31:18 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn how to conjugate verbs in the "Infinitivo Pessoal" and one of the main contexts to use this tense.

Episode 210 - A vontade mar 22, 2026 30:22 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn a very important Portuguese word - vontade.

Episode 209 - Errar vs Enganar(-se) mar 15, 2026 27:07 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the difference between the verbs "errar", "enganar" and "enganar-se" and the related nouns and adjectives.

Episode 208 - Já??? mar 8, 2026 27:39 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn how to use the word "já" in many different contexts.

Episode 207 - Estou atrasado! mar 1, 2026 24:11 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn a group of words and expressions related to being late in Portuguese.

Episode 206 - Desculpe! fev 22, 2026 34:00 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the different ways to apologize and to say sorry, to excuse and to forgive in Portuguese.

Episode 205 - Dia dos Namorados fev 15, 2026 34:29 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this special episode, we're going to celebrate o "Dia dos Namorados" learning vocabulary, expressions and verbs related to love in Portuguese.

Episode 204 - Emprestar vs Pedir Emprestado fev 8, 2026 26:31 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn how to translate into Portuguese "to borrow" and "to lend".

Episode 203 - Carregar fev 1, 2026 26:59 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the multiple meanings of the verb "carregar".

Episode 202 - Que interessante! jan 25, 2026 40:31 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode we're going to learn the difference between "interessante", "interesse", "interessado/a/os/as" and "interessar-se".

Episode 201 - Ir ao médico jan 18, 2026 27:30 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to talk about being sick and what to say when we talk to the doctor.

Episode 200 - Atchim! Santinho! jan 12, 2026 32:43 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn vocabulary, verbs and expressions to use when we want to talk about "catching a cold".

Episode 199 - O tempo - parte 4 jan 4, 2026 24:29 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn how to talk about the weather forecast.

Episode 198 - Feliz Ano Novo! dez 28, 2025 22:45 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn Portuguese expressions and traditions related to the New Year.

Episode 197 - Feliz Natal! dez 21, 2025 26:34 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn vocabulary and expressions related to Christmas.

Episode 196 - O tempo - parte 3 dez 14, 2025 28:03 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to focus on the vocabulary related to snow and wind - neve e vento.

Episode 195 - O tempo - parte 2 dez 8, 2025 24:47 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to carry on talking about the weather, focusing on the vocabulary related to rain and thunderstorms.

Episode 194 - Como está o tempo? nov 30, 2025 23:51 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode we're going to learn how to talk about the weather in Portuguese.

Episode 193 - O cão - parte 3 nov 23, 2025 32:43 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn to talk to the vet, to people when we're walking the dog and even to dogs! :)

Episode 192 - O cão - parte 2 nov 16, 2025 31:54 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to carry on talking about the dog. What do we do you with our dogs? What sound does the dog make? Let's find out!

Episode 191 - Animais de estimação - O cão nov 9, 2025 29:16 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn some important vocabulary about pets, specifically dogs.

Episode 190 - Vamos falar ao telefone? nov 3, 2025 32:27 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn vocabulary and expressions related to talk on the phone.

Episode 189 - The many uses of NEM out 27, 2025 23:14 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn how to use the word "nem" in negative sentences. We're also going to learn some important fixed expressions in Portuguese using "nem"

Episode 188 - Algum vs Nenhum out 19, 2025 32:11 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the difference between "algum / alguma / alguns / algumas" and "nenhum / nenhuma / nenhuns / nenhumas" and how we can translate them in to English depending on the context.

Episode 187 - Ninguém / Alguém out 12, 2025 27:08 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn how to translate into to English the words "Alguém" and "Ninguém" in different contexts and grammar structures.

Episode 186 - Tudo ou Nada out 5, 2025 26:08 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to look at another important negative word "nada" and it's opposite "tudo".

Episode 185 - Não / Nunca set 28, 2025 31:07 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to look at two very important negative words "não" and "nunca" and their opposites.

Episode 184 - Fixed expressions with TER - part 2 set 21, 2025 34:08 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.On this episode, we're going to learn expressions related to the words "paciência", "vontade", "jeito", " graça" and "cuidado" .

Episode 183 - Fixed expressions with TER set 14, 2025 32:04 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn some very important fixed expressions with the verb "ter".

Episode 182 - Magoar vs Aleijar set 7, 2025 26:44 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn about the difference between "magoar" and "aleijar" and their reflexive forms.

Episode 181 / Aproveitar / Aproveitar-se ago 31, 2025 25:08 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the verb "Aproveitar" and find out about its different possible translations in English.

Episode 180 - Superlativo Absoluto Sintético - adjetivos irregulares ago 24, 2025 29:48 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the rules for the superlative of irregular adjectives in Portuguese.

Episode 179 – Superlativo absoluto sintético - adjetivos regulares ago 17, 2025 24:33 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn about the superlative of regular adjectives in Portuguese.

Episode 178 - Avariar / Partir / Quebrar ago 10, 2025 24:16 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.On this episode, we're going to talk about three different verbs in Portuguese to translate the verb "to break" in English. We'll learn about the different contexts for each one of them.

Episode 177 - Diminutivos ago 3, 2025 35:53 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.On this episode, we're going to learn about diminutives in Portuguese.

Episode 176 – Tentar / Provar/ Experimentar jul 28, 2025 27:02 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.On this episode, we're going to learn the difference between three verbs that you might easily get mixed up: tentar / provar / experimentar.

Episode 175 - The plural of compound nouns jul 20, 2025 34:54 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.On this last episode about the plural of nouns and adjectives in Portuguese, we're going to focus on the plural of compound nouns.

Episode 174 - The plural - part 3 jul 13, 2025 20:56 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.On this episode, we're going to learn the plural of words ending in "l" and "m".

Episode 173 - The plural - part 2 jul 6, 2025 23:43 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.On this episode, we're going to carry on talking about the plural of nouns and adjectives in Portuguese.

Episode 172 - The plural of nouns and adjectives jun 29, 2025 26:31 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn some very important rules to help us make the plural of nouns and adjectives in Portuguese.

Episode 171 - O verbo "Dever" jun 22, 2025 33:39 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the different meanings of the verb "dever".

Episode 170 – Phrasal verbs with GET in Portuguese jun 15, 2025 29:51 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to look at some of the most common phrasal verbs with "to get" and learn how to translate them into Portuguese.

Episode 169 – Let’s translate “to get” into Portuguese jun 8, 2025 32:47 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn some of the most important meanings of the verb "to get" and see how we can translate it into Portuguese.

Episode 168 - O verbo "deixar" jun 1, 2025 30:12 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the different meanings of the verb "deixar" in English.

Episode 167 - Ligar & Desligar mai 25, 2025 33:17 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the different meanings for the verbs "ligar" and "desligar" in Portuguese.

Episode 166 - Masculino ou Feminino? mai 18, 2025 35:36 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to talk about the gender of words in Portuguese.

Episode 165 - How do we use "baixo"? mai 11, 2025 35:45 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the word "baixo" and related expressions.

Episode 164 - How do we use "cima"? mai 4, 2025 30:41 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn how do we use "cima" and "acima" in some very important fixed expressions.

Episode 163 - Let's learn more about the verb "Passar" abr 27, 2025 27:35 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn more about the different contexts where we use the verb "passar" in Portuguese.

Episode 162 - O verbo "Passar" abr 20, 2025 28:46 On this episode, we're going to learn the different meanings of the verb "passar".

Episode 161 – Voltar / Regressar / Tornar / Devolver abr 13, 2025 24:59 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode we're going to learn the difference between 4 Portuguese verbs that foreigners often get mixed up.

Episode 160 - O verbo ESPERAR abr 6, 2025 29:52 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to learn the three different meanings of the verb "esperar" and the expression "estar à espera de".

Episode 159 - False Friends 2 mar 30, 2025 27:08 Support the podcast and get access to exclusive bonus content on www.patreon.com/tradutex.In this episode, we're going to carry on talking about false friends.

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