A 14-Day Portuguese Study Plan for Your Brazil Trip
Use a short daily practice plan to prepare for common travel moments without expecting two weeks to make you fluent.
Real Life Portuguese · 9 min read · Updated October 14, 2026
The short answer
Fourteen days can help you rehearse useful phrases and prepare for common travel situations. It is not a promise of fluency. Choose three moments that matter for your trip—such as ordering food, asking for a direction, or checking in—and define what you want to say in each one.
Set a realistic goal for the two weeks
Keep each session short enough to repeat. Read a phrase, listen to native Brazilian audio, say it aloud, change one detail, and recall it later without looking. The I Speak Portuguese source offers a 14-day travel plan; this adaptation organizes the practice into daily speaking goals you can adjust to your own itinerary.
Quero conseguir pedir comida em português.
I want to be able to order food in Portuguese.
Quero perguntar como chegar ao hotel.
I want to ask how to get to the hotel.
Tenho duas semanas para praticar um pouco por dia.
I have two weeks to practice a little each day.
Days 1–4: greetings, introductions, and numbers
Start with a greeting and introduction, then add numbers and prices. On day four, practice a repair phrase so you know what to say when you miss a detail. These foundations help across situations; you do not need a separate memorized script for every shop or conversation.
Oi, eu sou Alex. Sou dos Estados Unidos.
Hi, I’m Alex. I’m from the United States.
Quanto custa? Pode repetir, por favor?
How much is it? Could you repeat that, please?
Tudo bem, e você?
I’m good, and you?
- Day 1: Choose three travel situations and write one goal for each.
- Day 2: Practice oi, olá, bom dia, and a short reply to tudo bem?.
- Day 3: Introduce yourself and say where you are from.
- Day 4: Review numbers and ask someone to repeat a price or room number.
Days 5–10: food, directions, transport, and check-in
Move into real travel tasks. Practice a small order, ask for a landmark, confirm a bus or metro route, and rehearse checking in at your accommodation. Use the dedicated Real Life Portuguese guides for ordering, directions, and hotel phrases to build each short scene into a full exchange.
Tenho uma reserva no nome de Alex.
I have a reservation under the name Alex.
Qual ônibus vai para o centro?
Which bus goes downtown?
O café da manhã está incluído?
Is breakfast included?
- Day 5: Order a drink or snack and say thank you.
- Day 6: Ask where a place is and confirm the direction.
- Day 7: Ask which bus or metro line goes to your destination.
- Day 8: Review directions and transit words aloud.
- Day 9: Say that you have a reservation and give the booking name.
- Day 10: Ask about Wi-Fi, breakfast, or check-out time.
Days 11–14: listen, role-play, and review
Use the last four days to practice understanding as well as speaking. Listen to a short Brazilian Portuguese clip, note the main idea, and check a transcript or captions afterward if they are available. Then role-play one travel exchange from memory and write down the phrase you still need to review.
On day fourteen, repeat the three situations you chose on the first day. Notice which phrases feel easier and which need more practice. Move unfinished items into a longer plan rather than trying to cram everything into the night before your flight.
Não entendi a última parte.
I didn’t understand the last part.
Pode mostrar no mapa?
Could you show me on the map?
Quero continuar praticando depois da viagem.
I want to keep practicing after the trip.
- Day 11: Listen for the general idea before checking written support.
- Day 12: Shadow a short phrase for rhythm and pronunciation.
- Day 13: Role-play arrival, a meal, and getting around.
- Day 14: Review from memory and choose your next learning goal.
Put it into practice
Spend a few minutes each day, rehearse phrases for your own itinerary, and keep the routine going after day fourteen. Preparation helps you participate; real conversations will keep teaching you.
Quick practice
Which Portuguese example matches “I have two weeks to practice a little each day”?
Choose an answer to check yourself.
This guide is an original Real Life Portuguese adaptation of an earlier article from I Speak Portuguese.
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