European Portuguese listening practice with real native speech
European Portuguese is spoken fast, with vowels that vanish. tendi gives you five short clips of real speech from Portugal each day. Type what you hear and see exactly which words you missed.
Start today's European Portuguese clipsFree. No account. About three minutes.
How it works
- Press play on a short clip of real native speech.
- Type what you hear. Replay or slow it down as often as you like.
- See a word-by-word comparison with the transcript, with shortened and blurred words explained.
Why European Portuguese is hard to hear
- Unstressed vowels are swallowed, so words seem to lose their middles.
- Consonant clusters and a heavy "sh" sound that surprise learners used to the Brazilian accent.
- Fast, clipped rhythm that makes word boundaries hard to find.
Questions
Is tendi really free, with no login?
Yes. There are no accounts, no ads and no payment. Your streak and progress are stored on your own device, so you can start a European Portuguese clip straight away.
How long does a session take?
About three minutes. You get five short clips of real European Portuguese speech each day, type what you hear, and see a word-by-word comparison with the transcript.
What level is it for?
Clips are graded easy, medium and hard, roughly A2 to C1. You choose which grades to be quizzed on, and you can slow any clip down.
How is it different from Brazilian Portuguese practice?
The clips come from speakers in Portugal and the scoring tables follow European forms. Brazilian Portuguese has its own page.