Talk The Streets

Talk The Streets, led by the charismatic Liz Sharma, is specifically designed for expats and travelers who want to navigate daily life in Portugal with confidence.

Liz’s program strips away the academic fluff and focuses on “survival” Portuguese—the kind you actually hear at the market, the post office, or a local café. The platform is famous for its practical “hacks” and focus on European Portuguese pronunciation, which is often the biggest hurdle for beginners.

Talk The Streets offers a mix of structured video courses and highly actionable tips that help learners overcome the “fear of speaking.”

If your goal is to integrate into Portuguese society, understand the local slang, and stop feeling like a tourist, this program provides the social tools and linguistic shortcuts necessary to start “talking the streets” immediately.

Go beyond the textbook and dive into Portuguese culture.

At the moment Talk The Streets uses a referral program to allow people to sign up. You can use our Contact Us form and I will submit it to them.

They will then contact you for an interview. That’s how serious they are about their personal training.

Program

FalaPT -iOS & Android

Portuguese with Leo

Talk The Streets

Practice Portuguese

Portuguese With Carla

Mia Esmeriz Academy

Pimsleur

italki

Preply

Best Use Case

Mastering pronunciation and sound recognition

Bridging the gap from intermediate
to advanced listening

Practical 'survival' Portuguese for expats and travelers

All in one multi-media curriculum from beginner to intermediate

Immersive, story-driven learning with phonetic coaching

Comprehensive, methodical courses for serious self-study

Hands-free speaking practice for busy, on-the-go learner

Live 1-on-1 conversation and personalized feedback

Customized private tutoring with structured learning plans

Primary Method

Active Phonetic Training (Interactive Drills)

Story-Based Listening (Video/Podcast)

Practical Scenario Training (Video Modules)

Multi-Media Curriculum (App & Web)

Cinematic Storytelling (The Journey Course)

Academic Step-by-Step (Structured Video)

Audio-Only Recall (Mobile Audio)

Personal Human Coaching (1-on-1 Video)

Personal Human Coaching (1-on-1 Video)

Ex-pat Practicality

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Ratings reflect learning focus and structure rather than overall platform quality.

Program

FalaPT

The perfect companion program

Best Use Case

Mastering pronunciation and sound recognition

Primary Method

Active Phonetic Training (Interactive Drills)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★★

Portuguese with Leo

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

Bridging the gap from intermediate to advanced listening

Primary Method

Story-Based Listening (Video/Podcast)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★★

Talk The Streets

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

Practical ‘survival’ Portuguese for expats and travelers

Primary Method

Practical Scenario Training (Video Modules)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★★

Practice Portuguese

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

All-in-one structured curriculum with native dialogue focus

Primary Method

Multi-Media Curriculum (App & Web)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★★

Portuguese With Carla

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

Immersive, story-driven learning with phonetic coaching

Primary Method

Cinematic Storytelling (The Journey Course)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★★

Mia Esmeriz Academy

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

Comprehensive, methodical courses for serious self-study

Primary Method

Academic Step-by-Step (Structured Video)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★

Pimsleur

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

Hands-free speaking practice for busy, on-the-go learner

Primary Method

Audio-Only Recall (Mobile Audio)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★

italki

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

Live 1-on-1 conversation and personalized feedback

Primary Method

Personal Human Coaching (1-on-1 Video)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★

Preply

Pairs perfectly with FalaPT

Best Use Case

Customized private tutoring with structured learning plans

Primary Method

Personal Human Coaching (1-on-1 Video)

Ex-pat Practicality

★★★★