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A Hora do Almoço

Dois colegas de trabalho falam sobre o que costumam comer ao almoço em Lisboa.

Theme verbcomerto eat

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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

WordMeaning
cantinacanteen / staff restaurant
bacalhausalted cod (iconic Portuguese fish)
sandessandwich (European PT)
depressaquickly / fast
sopasoup
nuvensclouds

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