Portuguese Courses and Classes for Beginners | A1

Learn European Portuguese from scratch with our A1 beginner courses. Perfect for newcomers to Portugal or those starting their language journey. Small groups, practical communication and friendly learning environment. In-person in Oeiras or online.
Course starting dates & details

Portuguese A1 Course for Beginners

Start learning Portuguese from zero with our A1 course for beginners.
This Portuguese course is ideal for foreigners who want to communicate in everyday
situations in Portugal.

At ILO – Instituto de Línguas de Oeiras, our Portuguese A1 classes
follow the CEFR – Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
As a result, you build a solid foundation in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

In addition, lessons are practical and focused on real-life communication.
Therefore, you gain confidence quickly and start using Portuguese from day one.

If you are looking for Portuguese courses in Portugal, our A1 level
is the perfect starting point to learn Portuguese in a structured and effective way.

Available Portuguese A1 Courses – Dates & Schedules

Code	Schedule	Dates	Format
26.087	Tuesdays and Thursdays 09:00 – 11:20	Start: 01 September 2026 Finish: 05 November 2026	In-person / Online
26.088	Mondays and Wednesdays 09:00 – 11:20	Start: 07 September 2026 Finish: 16 November 2026	In-person / Online
26.089	Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 – 13:50	Start: 08 September 2026 Finish: 12 November 2026	In-person / Online
26.090	Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays 18:00 – 19:50	Start: 01 September 2026 Finish: 24 November 2026	In-person / Online
26.091	Mondays & Wednesdays 17:00 – 18:50	Start: 14 September 2026 Finish: 09 Dezember 2026	Online
26.092	Mondays & Wednesdays 09:00 – 11:20	Start: 14 September 2026 Finish: 23 November 2026	In-person / Online
26.093	Tuesdays, Thursdays 17:00 – 18:50	Start: 15 September 2026 Finish: 15 Dezember 2026	Online

Total course price: €384

The course fee can be paid in instalments, with the number and value of instalments depending on the total duration of the course.

✔︎ The €40 enrolment fee for new students and course books are not included.

✔︎ For further information, please send us a message.

✔︎ To enrol, please complete our
enrolment / re-enrolment form.

Línguas

Português

Níveis

Sónia Dias

A melhor escola de línguas do concelho de Oeiras.

Priya S

O ILO é uma escola de línguas fantástica. São muito prestáveis e querem sempre que aprendamos a língua da melhor forma possível. A Sonia, a nossa professora, foi excecional. Era atenciosa e, ao mesmo tempo, incentivava-nos, tornando a experiência positiva e a aprendizagem divertida. Graças a estas competências linguísticas, conseguimos desfrutar muito mais da nossa vida em Portugal. Obrigada ao ILO e à Sonia! Priya e Gautam

Katarzyna Kacprzak

A professora Sónia de ILO é muito simpática, paciente e divertida. Explica a gramática de forma simples e foca-se muito naquilo que realmente precisamos no dia a dia. As aulas dela foram sempre em portugues. Sinto-me muito à vontade para falar e errar nas aulas dela. Se estão à procura de uma ótima professora de português de Portugal, a Sónia é a pessoa certa!

Crest Energy

Highly recommend if you want to boost your PT in a short period of time. Very nice and friendly staff! 🙏

Valerie Keane

ILO is a wonderful school. I studied Portuguese with Sonia —she is an outstanding teacher who is also very kind and supportive. I can’t recommend it enoug.

Helen Yakupava

Highly recommend Instituto de Línguas de Oeiras and Teacher Sónia! I have been living in Portugal for 4 years and tried many different methods—apps, online courses, and YouTube channels—but nothing really helped me. Everything changed here. Teacher Sónia is an amazing instructor who explains things perfectly, repeats them patiently if needed, and shares wonderful facts about Portuguese culture. Thanks to her, my language barrier is finally broken, and I am starting to speak without fear. I’ve already completed A1, am now on A2, and will absolutely continue to B1 with her!

Rae

Absolutely love this school. Such practical knowledge. I’m always surprised but how much I understand in so little time. Also, the teacher, Sónia Dias, is one of a kind, I adore the sessions with her. They are informative, engaging, entertaining and give you insider’s knowledge of the Portuguese culture. Highly recommend!

Marie W

I did A2, B1 and B2 for Portuguese here with Sonia as a teacher and it was great!! Group sizes are good (we were between 3 and 8 people) and Sonia brings a lot of motivation, which makes the 2,5 hours very easy to follow and fun! I really really recommend this place if you look for a school to properly learn Portuguese while still enjoying it :))

Jasmin Moosavi

The Best school EVER!!! The ladies in the front desk 5 stars! They are nice and very helpful! My teacher Sonia she deserves 100000000 stars!! I studied portuguese there from A1 to C2 and it was awesome! The school offers online classes and presential! If you want to learn portuguese it is THE BEST place! It is right next to the trainstation in Oeiras. Sónia, muito obrigada pelo teu maravilhoso estilo de ensino, que é muito divertido e, acima de tudo, obrigada por agora já saber falar português :) (:

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