MeduMut Portugal · European Portuguese
The Portuguese you need for the life you're moving to.
Lessons built around the tax office, the bank, the landlord, the residency appointment and the neighbors. Practice with AI between sessions, then with live native coaches from Portugal.
Balcão 3
Tenho uma marcação às dez horas.
- Sounds like
- TEN-yoo OO-muh mar-kuh-SOWNG ahsh desh OR-ush
- Means
- I have an appointment at ten o'clock.
Module 4 · Residency paperwork
Why MeduMut
Apps teach you to order coffee. Your first month in Portugal asks for much more.
“Tire uma senha.”
The tax office queue
Getting your tax number means taking a ticket, waiting, and answering a clerk who speaks fast. Most of life in Portugal starts here.
“Pedimos dois meses de caução.”
The lease and the landlord
Deposits, guarantors, a broken water heater. These conversations decide where and how you live.
“Falta um documento.”
The residency appointment
One of the most important conversations of your move, often in Portuguese only. You should understand every word.
Most popular apps and many tutors teach Brazilian Portuguese. In Lisbon or Porto, the sounds, words and manners are different. MeduMut teaches only the Portuguese spoken in Portugal.
How it works
Learn it, practice it, then do it for real.
Lessons built on real situations
Short lessons with native audio. You learn the phrases to say and, just as important, the replies you'll hear.
AI practice between sessions
Role-play the clerk, the pharmacist or the landlord as often as you like, at your own pace.
Live native coaches
Coaches from Portugal, trained in our method, run each session and throw in the surprises real life will.
A real task to finish
Every module ends with something done for real: the tax number, the bank account, the doctor's visit.
MeduMut Portugal
Eight modules, in the order your move happens.
Start a few weeks before you leave and finish settled in. The timing is a guide: you might get your tax number before you arrive, or wait months for an appointment.
The pilot group opens soon, with a limited number of places.
- 0Sounds and survivalBefore you goSpell your name, give your numbers, never freeze.
- 1Arrival and getting aroundArrival weekTransport card, phone SIM, directions.
- 2Tax number and bankWeeks 1–2Get your NIF and open a bank account.
- 3Finding and running a homeWeeks 1–4Viewings, the lease, repairs.
- 4Residency paperworkWeeks 2–8The AIMA appointment and follow-up offices.
- 5HealthWeeks 2–6The health centre, the pharmacy, describing symptoms.
- 6Daily life and errandsOngoingCafé, market, post office, returns.
- 7Neighbors and communityMonths 2–3Small talk, school, local life.
Who it's for
For anyone making Portugal home, and the companies moving them there.
Individuals and couples
Retiring, working remotely or starting over. You start at zero and learn what your first months will ask of you.
Families
A move works when everyone settles in. Spouses and children get the language for school, neighbors and daily life.
Employers and relocation firms
Help your people and their families settle faster. We can invoice your company and report on progress.
The name
Word of the mother.
In ancient Egyptian, one of the oldest written languages, medu means word and mut means mother. Together: the word of the mother, or the mother tongue.
That's the goal for every learner: to speak the language of their new home the way people born there do.
Free guide
What the clerk will say: your AIMA appointment in Portuguese.
The phrases you'll hear and say at your residency appointment, in the order it happens, with simple pronunciation help.
- What to say when you arrive
- The questions and instructions clerks give
- Names of the documents you'll hand over
- What to say when you don't understand
- How to ask about next steps
Signing up also puts you on the waitlist for the MeduMut Portugal pilot. Unsubscribe anytime.
A language guide, not legal or immigration advice.
Questions
Frequently asked
Do I need any Portuguese to start?
No. The program starts from zero, with the sounds and survival phrases you need before you even board the plane.
Is this European or Brazilian Portuguese?
European Portuguese only: the pronunciation, words and manners you'll meet in Portugal.
Is MeduMut legal or immigration advice?
No. We teach the language of each situation. For what to file and bring, follow your official letters and speak to an immigration lawyer.
How much does it cost?
Pilot pricing goes to the waitlist first. Get the free guide to join it.
Can my employer pay for it?
Yes. We can invoice your company directly, and we offer packages for relocating families.
Are you adding other countries?
Yes. Portugal is our first program, and more countries are planned. Join the list to hear first.