A1 European Portuguese News | After 8 Years, BepiColombo Reaches Mercury's Final Stretch

Learn European Portuguese through today’s real news. Slow, clear European Portuguese at A1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: BepiColombo reaches Mercury after an eight-year journey and gets ready for a final orbit attempt. Also: Volkswagen approves another 50,000 job cuts as it reshapes production and faces weaker sales. Hoje: BepiColombo chega a Mercúrio · Volkswagen corta mais empregos. Today’s European Portuguese focus: está a + infinitivo, is/are ...-ing = is/are ...-ing. Vocabulary: nave (spacecraft), Mercúrio (Mercury), largou (let go; released). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/portuguese-a1-2026-09-05 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.