No Mercado
Daniela vai ao mercado de Campo de Ourique comprar fruta e legumes para a semana.
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Daniela vai ao Mercado de Campo de Ourique ao sábado de manhã. Compra sempre fruta e legumes aqui. "Compro aqui porque é fresco e mais barato." Hoje compra laranjas, maçãs e tomates. O vendedor pergunta: "Compra cenouras hoje?"
Daniela goes to Campo de Ourique Market on Saturday morning. She always buys fruit and vegetables here. "I buy here because it's fresh and cheaper." Today she buys oranges, apples and tomatoes. The vendor asks: "Are you buying carrots today?"
"Sim, compro meio quilo de cenouras." Daniela olha para as ervas. "Quanto custa o coentro?" "Um euro." "Compro dois molhos." Daniela paga. "Comprei tudo o que precisava", diz ela, satisfeita. "A minha mãe comprava sempre aqui também."
"Yes, I'll buy half a kilo of carrots." Daniela looks at the herbs. "How much is the coriander?" "One euro." "I'll buy two bunches." Daniela pays. "I've bought everything I needed," she says, satisfied. "My mother always used to buy here too."
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprar | to buy |
| compro | I buy (present) |
| compras | you buy (present) |
| compra | he/she buys (present) |
| compramos | we buy (present) |
| compram | they buy (present) |
| comprei | I bought (preterite) |
| compraste | you bought (preterite) |
| comprou | he/she bought (preterite) |
| comprámos | we bought (preterite) |
| compraram | they bought (preterite) |
| comprava | he/she/I used to buy (imperfect) |
| compravas | you used to buy (imperfect) |
| comprávamos | we used to buy (imperfect) |
| compravam | they used to buy (imperfect) |
| comprarei | I will buy (future) |
| comprarás | you will buy (future) |
| comprará | he/she will buy (future) |
| compraremos | we will buy (future) |
| comprarão | they will buy (future) |
| comprando | buying (gerund) |
| comprado | bought (past participle) |
| Daniela | Daniela (proper name) |
| vendedor | vendor / seller |
| mãe | mother |
| minha | my (feminine) |
| Campo de Ourique | Campo de Ourique (Lisbon neighbourhood) |
| Lisboa | Lisbon |
| Chiado | Chiado (Lisbon district) |
| feira da ladra | flea market (lit. "thieves' fair"), famous Lisbon open-air market |
| sábado | Saturday |
| manhã | morning |
| manhãs | mornings (plural) |
| hoje | today |
| sempre | always |
| também | also / too |
| ontem | yesterday |
| amanhã | tomorrow |
| aqui | here |
| sim | yes |
| muito | very / a lot |
| mais | more / cheaper (in comparisons) |
| tudo | everything / all |
| já | already / now |
| mercado | market |
| fruta | fruit |
| legumes | vegetables |
| legume | vegetable (singular) |
| laranjas | oranges |
| laranja | orange (singular) |
| maçãs | apples |
| maçã | apple (singular) |
| tomates | tomatoes |
| tomate | tomato (singular) |
| cenouras | carrots |
| cenoura | carrot (singular) |
| ervas | herbs |
| erva | herb / grass (singular) |
| coentro | coriander / cilantro |
| molhos | bunches (of herbs) |
| molho | bunch (of herbs) / sauce |
| quilo | kilogram / kilo |
| meio | half |
| euro | euro (currency) |
| pão | bread |
| leite | milk |
| peixe | fish |
| carne | meat |
| queijo | cheese |
| café | coffee / café |
| salsa | parsley |
| sopa | soup |
| camisa | shirt |
| roupas | clothes |
| roupa | clothing / clothes (singular) |
| caderno | notebook |
| bilhetes | tickets |
| bilhete | ticket (singular) |
| semana | week |
| razão | reason |
| casa | house / home |
| cozinha | kitchen / cuisine |
| cozinha portuguesa | Portuguese cuisine |
| loja | shop / store |
| feira | fair / open-air market |
| prédio | apartment building / block of flats |
| vizinhos | neighbours |
| vizinho | neighbour (singular) |
| pastelaria | pastry shop / café-bakery |
| concerto | concert |
| desconto | discount |
| horta | vegetable garden |
| fresco | fresh (masculine) |
| fresca | fresh (feminine) |
| frescos | fresh (masculine plural) |
| frescas | fresh (feminine plural) |
| barato | cheap (masculine) |
| barata | cheap (feminine) |
| baratos | cheap (masculine plural) |
| satisfeita | satisfied / pleased (feminine) |
| satisfeito | satisfied / pleased (masculine) |
| único | only / sole (masculine) |
| única | only / sole (feminine) |
| azul | blue |
| antiga | old / traditional (feminine) |
| antigo | old / traditional (masculine) |
| saudável | healthy |
| português | Portuguese (masculine) |
| portuguesa | Portuguese (feminine) |
| vai | goes / is going (present of ir) |
| ir | to go |
| olha | looks at (present of olhar) |
| olhar | to look (at) |
| pergunta | asks (present of perguntar) |
| perguntar | to ask / to question |
| custa | costs (present of custar) |
| custar | to cost |
| paga | pays (present of pagar) |
| pagar | to pay |
| diz | says (present of dizer) |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| precisava | needed (imperfect of precisar) |
| precisar | to need |
| precisa | needs (present of precisar) |
| precisam | they need (present of precisar) |
| temperar | to season / to flavour |
| abre | opens (present of abrir) |
| abrir | to open |
| fica | is located / stays (present of ficar) |
| ficar | to stay / to be located |
| gosta | likes (present of gostar) |
| gostar | to like |
| quanto | how much |
| quanto custa | how much does it cost? |
| por que razão | why / for what reason |
| para além | in addition to / besides |
| perto | near / close |
| perto de | near / close to |
| meio quilo | half a kilogram |
| segunda mão | second-hand |
| em segunda mão | second-hand / pre-owned |
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