Como Estás Hoje?
Pedro encontra a sua amiga Marta num café e os dois falam sobre como se sentem e onde estão na vida.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Pedro está sentado num café em Alfama. O café chama-se "A Tasca do Sol" e está cheio de turistas. Pedro está a beber um galão e está a ler o jornal.
Pedro is sitting in a café in Alfama. The café is called "A Tasca do Sol" and it is full of tourists. Pedro is drinking a galão (white coffee) and is reading the newspaper.
A Marta entra. "Olá Pedro! Como estás?" Pedro sorri. "Estou bem, obrigado. E tu? Estás boa?" "Estou um bocado cansada", diz Marta. "Estou a trabalhar muito esta semana."
Marta comes in. "Hello Pedro! How are you?" Pedro smiles. "I'm well, thanks. And you? Are you well?" "I'm a bit tired," says Marta. "I'm working a lot this week."
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| estar | to be (temporary state or location) |
| estou | I am (estar, present) |
| estás | you are (estar, present) |
| está | he / she / it is (estar, present) |
| estamos | we are (estar, present) |
| estão | they are (estar, present) |
| estive | I was (estar, preterite) |
| estiveste | you were (estar, preterite) |
| esteve | he / she was (estar, preterite) |
| estivemos | we were (estar, preterite) |
| estiveram | they were (estar, preterite) |
| estava | was / were (estar, imperfect) |
| estavas | you were (estar, imperfect) |
| estávamos | we were (estar, imperfect) |
| estavam | they were (estar, imperfect) |
| estarei | I will be (estar, future) |
| estarás | you will be (estar, future) |
| estará | he / she will be (estar, future) |
| estaremos | we will be (estar, future) |
| estarão | they will be (estar, future) |
| estando | being (estar, gerund) |
| estado | been (estar, past participle) |
| sentar-se | to sit down (reflexive) |
| senta-se | sits down (3rd person reflexive) |
| sentado | seated / sitting (masc.) |
| sentada | seated / sitting (fem.) |
| sentados | seated (masc. plural) |
| chamar | to call / to be called |
| chama-se | is called / its name is (reflexive) |
| chama | calls (3rd person present) |
| beber | to drink |
| bebe | drinks (3rd person present) |
| ler | to read |
| entrar | to enter / to come in |
| entra | enters / comes in (3rd person present) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| sorri | smiles (3rd person present) |
| trabalhar | to work |
| pedir | to order / to ask for |
| pede | orders / asks for (3rd person present) |
| perguntar | to ask a question |
| pergunta | asks (3rd person present) |
| ficar | to stay / to remain / to become |
| fica | becomes / stays (3rd person present) |
| ficam | stay / remain (3rd person plural present) |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| diz | says (3rd person present) |
| dizem | say (3rd person plural present) |
| digo | I say (1st person present) |
| diz-lhe | tell her / him (imperative + clitic) |
| vir | to come |
| vem | comes (3rd person present) |
| recuperar | to recover / to get better |
| pensar | to think / to think about |
| acenar | to nod / to wave |
| acena | nods / waves (3rd person present) |
| encontrar | to meet / to find |
| chegar | to arrive |
| cheguei | I arrived (preterite) |
| café | café / coffee |
| Alfama | Alfama (historic neighbourhood in Lisbon) |
| tasca | small traditional Portuguese tavern |
| sol | sun |
| turista | tourist (singular) |
| turistas | tourists (plural) |
| galão | galão (milky coffee served in a tall glass) |
| jornal | newspaper |
| bocado | a bit / a little |
| sede | thirst |
| empregado | waiter / employee (masc.) |
| fundo | back of a room / far end |
| água | water |
| senhora | madam / lady / Mrs |
| mãe | mother / mum |
| hospital | hospital |
| casa | home / house |
| médico | doctor (masc. singular) |
| médicos | doctors (plural) |
| dia | day |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| trabalho | work / job |
| semana | week |
| manhã | morning |
| tarde | afternoon / late in the day |
| estação | station / season |
| espera | wait / waiting |
| janela | window (singular) |
| janelas | windows (plural) |
| rua | street / road |
| fome | hunger |
| sumo | fruit juice (European PT) |
| cheio | full (masc.) |
| cheia | full (fem.) |
| cansado | tired (masc.) |
| cansada | tired (fem.) |
| frio | cold (masc.) |
| fria | cold (fem.) |
| sério | serious (masc.) |
| melhor | better |
| bonito | beautiful / lovely (masc.) |
| bonita | beautiful / lovely (fem.) |
| forte | strong |
| lindo | beautiful (masc.) |
| linda | beautiful (fem.) |
| boa | good / well (fem.) |
| internado | hospitalised / admitted (masc.) |
| internada | hospitalised / admitted (fem.) |
| aberto | open (masc.) |
| aberta | open (fem.) |
| abertas | open (fem. plural) |
| contente | happy / pleased |
| doente | ill / sick |
| ainda | still / yet |
| já | already / no longer (with negation) |
| agora | now |
| muito | very / a lot |
| bem | well / fine |
| aqui | here |
| ali | over there (near the listener) |
| lá | there / out there |
| só | only / alone |
| também | also / too |
| sempre | always |
| nunca | never |
| sim | yes |
| não | no / not |
| ontem | yesterday |
| hoje | today |
| toda | all / whole (fem.) |
| fora | outside / out |
| estar a + infinitivo | present progressive construction (be doing something) |
| estar com sede | to be thirsty (lit. to be with thirst) |
| estar com fome | to be hungry (lit. to be with hunger) |
| ao fundo | at the back / at the far end |
| ainda bem | that's good / thank goodness |
| já não | no longer / not anymore |
| um bocado | a bit / a little |
| à espera | waiting / on hold |
| lá fora | outside |
| A Tasca do Sol | name of the café in the story (lit. The Sun's Tavern) |
| a pensar nela | thinking of her (estar a pensar + nela) |
| esta semana | this week |
| em casa | at home |
| no hospital | in hospital / at the hospital |
| olá | hello / hi |
| obrigado | thank you (said by a male speaker) |
| obrigada | thank you (said by a female speaker) |
| dois | two (masc.) |
| três | three |
| o | the (definite article, masc. singular) |
| a | the (definite article, fem. singular) / to (preposition) |
| os | the (definite article, masc. plural) |
| as | the (definite article, fem. plural) |
| um | a / an (indefinite article, masc. singular) |
| uma | a / an (indefinite article, fem. singular) |
| tu | you (informal singular subject pronoun) |
| ela | she (3rd person singular subject pronoun) |
| ele | he (3rd person singular subject pronoun) |
| nela | in her / about her (contraction em + ela) |
| lhe | to him / to her (indirect object clitic) |
| em | in / at / on (preposition) |
| de | of / from (preposition) |
| com | with (preposition) |
| no | in the / at the (contraction em + o, masc.) |
| na | in the / at the (contraction em + a, fem.) |
| num | in a (contraction em + um, masc.) |
| numa | in a (contraction em + uma, fem.) |
| ao | to the / at the (contraction a + o, masc.) |
| à | to the / at the (contraction a + a, fem.) |
| do | of the / from the (contraction de + o, masc.) |
| da | of the / from the (contraction de + a, fem.) |
| para | for / to / in order to (preposition) |
| por | by / through / for (preposition) |
| e | and (coordinating conjunction) |
| mas | but (adversative conjunction) |
| que | that / which / who (subordinating conjunction / relative pronoun) |
| como | how (interrogative word) |
| onde | where (interrogative word) |
| esta | this (demonstrative adjective, fem. singular) |
| este | this (demonstrative adjective, masc. singular) |
| tua | your (possessive adjective, fem. singular, informal) |
| teu | your (possessive adjective, masc. singular, informal) |
| Pedro | Pedro (common Portuguese male given name) |
| Marta | Marta (common Portuguese female given name) |
| amiga | friend (feminine) |
| amigo | friend (masculine) |
| vida | life |
| falar | to speak / to talk |
| falam | they speak / talk (3rd person plural present) |
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