{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29baab518f9f10eb9a1a78/6a7d35d651319a521dd495f3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 European Portuguese News | Can a $6,000 Gift Become a $3 Million Prize?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29baab518f9f10eb9a1a78/72c3c74d-74d4-463b-888f-8aceb06751fa.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Slow, clear European Portuguese at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Astronomers spot a strange new space object that may solve an early-universe mystery. Also: A wedding gift of $6,000 helped launch a health group that later won a $3 million humanitarian prize.</p>\n\n<p>Hoje: Novo objeto no espaço · Prémio para a equipa de saúde.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s European Portuguese focus: estar a + infinitivo (to be doing) = to be doing. Vocabulary: o prémio (the prize), o trabalho (the work), a visita (the visit).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a1-2026-08-13\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a1-2026-08-13</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}