A Hora do Almoço
Dois colegas de trabalho falam sobre o que costumam comer ao almoço em Lisboa.
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São meio-dia. Rita pergunta ao colega: "Onde vais comer hoje?" Tiago responde: "Como sempre aqui na cantina. O que comi ontem foi muito bom — bacalhau com batatas. E tu?" Rita diz: "Eu não como na cantina. Como lá fora. Hoje vou comer uma sandes no jardim."
It is midday. Rita asks her colleague: "Where are you going to eat today?" Tiago replies: "I always eat here in the canteen. What I ate yesterday was very good — cod with potatoes. And you?" Rita says: "I don't eat in the canteen. I eat outside. Today I'm going to eat a sandwich in the garden."
Tiago come rápido, mas Rita come devagar. "Comes sempre tão depressa!", diz ela. "Sim", diz Tiago, "mas come-se bem na cantina. A sopa é boa todos os dias." Rita ri. "Eu prefiro comer ao sol. Mas hoje há nuvens, então vou comer contigo na cantina."
Tiago eats quickly, but Rita eats slowly. "You always eat so fast!" she says. "Yes," says Tiago, "but you eat well in the canteen. The soup is good every day." Rita laughs. "I prefer eating in the sun. But today there are clouds, so I'll eat with you in the canteen."
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comer | to eat |
| como | I eat (present) |
| comes | you eat (present) |
| come | he/she eats (present) |
| comemos | we eat / we ate (present / preterite) |
| comem | they eat (present) |
| comi | I ate (preterite) |
| comeste | you ate (preterite) |
| comeu | he/she ate (preterite) |
| comeram | they ate (preterite) |
| comia | I/he/she used to eat (imperfect) |
| comias | you used to eat (imperfect) |
| comíamos | we used to eat (imperfect) |
| comiam | they used to eat (imperfect) |
| comerei | I will eat (future) |
| comerás | you will eat (future) |
| comerá | he/she will eat (future) |
| comeremos | we will eat (future) |
| comerão | they will eat (future) |
| comendo | eating (gerund) |
| comido | eaten (past participle) |
| cantina | canteen / staff restaurant |
| bacalhau | salted cod (iconic Portuguese fish) |
| sandes | sandwich (European PT) |
| sopa | soup |
| batatas | potatoes |
| batata | potato |
| jardim | garden / park |
| nuvens | clouds |
| nuvem | cloud |
| sol | sun / sunshine |
| almoço | lunch |
| hora | hour / time |
| meio-dia | midday / noon |
| colega | colleague / workmate |
| colegas | colleagues |
| trabalho | work / job |
| restaurante | restaurant |
| casa | home / house |
| tasca | traditional Portuguese tavern / cheap eatery |
| empresa | company / firm |
| família | family |
| Bairro Alto | historic neighbourhood in Lisbon |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| dia | day |
| dias | days |
| domingo | Sunday |
| tarde | afternoon |
| semana | week |
| semana passada | last week |
| fim de semana | weekend |
| pandemia | pandemic |
| prato | dish / plate |
| refeição | meal |
| refeições | meals |
| razão | reason |
| por que razão | for what reason / why |
| pergunta | asks (present) / question |
| perguntar | to ask |
| responde | replies / answers (present) |
| responder | to reply / to answer |
| diz | says (present) |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| ri | laughs (present) |
| rir | to laugh |
| vai | goes / is going to (present of ir) |
| vais | you go / are going to (present of ir) |
| vou | I go / I am going to (present of ir) |
| ir | to go |
| prefere | prefers (present of preferir) |
| prefiro | I prefer (present of preferir) |
| preferir | to prefer |
| decide | decides (present of decidir) |
| decidir | to decide |
| quer | wants (present of querer) |
| querer | to want |
| tem | has / there is (present of ter) |
| ter | to have |
| há | there is / there are |
| ser | to be (permanent quality) |
| são | are / it is (time) — present of ser |
| é | is (present of ser) |
| foi | was / went (preterite of ser/ir) |
| estar | to be (state / location) |
| estava | was (imperfect of estar) |
| pensa | thinks (present of pensar) |
| pensar | to think |
| almoçar | to have lunch |
| jantar | dinner / to have dinner |
| bom | good (masculine) |
| boa | good (feminine) |
| barata | cheap (feminine) |
| barato | cheap (masculine) |
| rápido | fast / quick (masculine) |
| devagar | slowly |
| depressa | quickly / fast (adverb) |
| bem | well (adverb) |
| sempre | always |
| nunca | never |
| hoje | today |
| ontem | yesterday |
| amanhã | tomorrow |
| antigamente | in the past / formerly |
| normalmente | normally / usually |
| também | also / too |
| já | already / now |
| ainda | still / yet |
| só | only / alone |
| apenas | only / just |
| muito | very / a lot |
| tão | so / such |
| assim | like this / so / that much |
| então | then / so |
| aqui | here |
| lá | there |
| fora | outside / out |
| agora | now |
| claro | of course / clear |
| realmente | really / truly |
| finalmente | finally |
| talvez | perhaps / maybe |
| especialmente | especially |
| lá fora | outside / out there |
| ao almoço | at lunch / for lunch |
| ao sol | in the sunshine |
| todos os dias | every day |
| come-se bem | one eats well / the food is good (impersonal) |
| contigo | with you |
| onde | where |
| sim | yes |
| não | no / not |
| mas | but |
| durante | during |
| antes | before / previously |
| depois | after / afterwards |
| às vezes | sometimes |
| de manhã | in the morning |
| à tarde | in the afternoon |
| à noite | at night / in the evening |
| em criança | as a child |
| criança | child |
| amigo | friend (masculine) |
| amigos | friends |
| ao lado | next to / beside |
| lado | side |
| Rita | Rita (female given name) |
| Tiago | Tiago (male given name, equiv. James) |
| prato nacional | national dish |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| ao | to the / at the (a + o) |
| na | in the / at the (em + a) |
| no | in the / at the (em + o) |
| com | with |
| e | and |
| tu | you (singular, informal) |
| eu | I (first-person pronoun) |
| ela | she / her (third-person singular feminine) |
| uma | a / one (feminine indefinite article) |
| todos | all / every (masculine plural) |
| os | the (masculine plural definite article) |
| o | the (masculine singular definite article) |
| a | the (feminine singular definite article) |
| de | of / from (preposition) |
| que | that / which / what (conjunction / relative pronoun) |
| ela diz | she says (present of dizer) |
| hora do almoço | lunchtime |
| lá fora | outside / out there |
| ao sol | in the sun / in the sunshine |
| come-se bem | one eats well / the food is good here (impersonal) |
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