A1 — Beginner·4 min read·Everyday Life·social

A Vizinha que Dá Tudo

A Dona Amélia tem uma horta enorme no terraço e dá fruta e legumes a todos os vizinhos do prédio.

Theme verbdar—to give

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A Dona Amélia vive no segundo andar e tem uma horta no terraço. Tem tomates, pimentos, curgetes e limões. Cada semana tem mais legumes do que consegue comer. Então dá. Dá ao Jorge do terceiro andar, dá à família do quinto, dá à porteira. "A porteira diz que os meus tomates são os melhores que já comeu", diz a Dona Amélia com orgulho.

Dona Amélia lives on the second floor and has a vegetable garden on the terrace. She has tomatoes, peppers, courgettes and lemons. Every week she has more vegetables than she can eat. So she gives them away. She gives to Jorge on the third floor, to the family on the fifth, to the building concierge. "The concierge says my tomatoes are the best she's ever eaten," says Dona Amélia proudly.

Quando alguém está doente, a Dona Amélia dá canja. Quando alguém faz anos, dá um bolo. Quando os vizinhos têm visitas, dá mais fruta. As pessoas dizem: "A Dona Amélia dá tudo!" Ela responde: "Dou o que tenho. Não se perde nada por dar."

When someone is ill, Dona Amélia gives canja (chicken broth). When someone has a birthday, she gives a cake. When the neighbours have visitors, she gives more fruit. People say: "Dona Amélia gives everything!" She replies: "I give what I have. You lose nothing by giving."

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Vocabulary Glossary

WordMeaning
hortavegetable garden / allotment
terraçoterrace / rooftop
curgetecourgette / zucchini (European PT)
porteirabuilding concierge (fem.)
canjachicken broth / get-well soup
não se perde nada por daryou lose nothing by giving
milagresmiracles

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