Falas Português?
Uma turista inglesa pede ajuda a um português na rua e os dois descobrem que conseguem comunicar.
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Emma é inglesa e está em Lisboa pela primeira vez. Está perdida perto do Rossio. Vê um homem e pergunta: "Desculpe, fala inglês?" O homem, Carlos, responde: "Falo um pouco. Mas podes falar português comigo — estou a aprender inglês e tu estás a aprender português, não estás?"
Emma is English and is in Lisbon for the first time. She is lost near Rossio. She sees a man and asks: "Excuse me, do you speak English?" The man, Carlos, replies: "I speak a little. But you can speak Portuguese with me — I'm learning English and you're learning Portuguese, aren't you?"
Emma ri. "Sim, estou a aprender. Falo muito mal!" Carlos diz: "Não, falas bem! Toda a gente fala mal no início." Os dois falam devagar. Carlos fala português e Emma fala português também. No final, Emma sabe onde fica o museu. "Obrigada! Falas muito bem com os turistas."
Emma laughs. "Yes, I'm learning. I speak very badly!" Carlos says: "No, you speak well! Everyone speaks badly at the beginning." The two speak slowly. Carlos speaks Portuguese and Emma speaks Portuguese too. In the end, Emma knows where the museum is. "Thank you! You speak very well with tourists."
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turista | tourist |
| turistas | tourists (plural) |
| homem | man |
| rua | street |
| Rossio | Rossio (central square in Lisbon) |
| museu | museum |
| início | beginning / start |
| final | end / ending |
| gente | people |
| português | Portuguese (language / man) |
| inglês | English (language / man) |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| vez | time / occasion |
| pouco | a little / a bit (noun) |
| escola | school |
| escola primária | primary school |
| director | director / headmaster |
| viagem | trip / journey |
| Porto | Porto (city in northern Portugal) |
| avós | grandparents |
| jardim | garden / park |
| horas | hours |
| hora | hour / time (of day) |
| criança | child |
| crianças | children (plural) |
| paciência | patience |
| calma | calm / calmness |
| papel | paper |
| aplicação | app / application |
| verdade | truth / reality |
| tarde | afternoon |
| Chiado | Chiado (neighbourhood in Lisbon) |
| Belém | Belém (riverside district in Lisbon) |
| Bairro Alto | Bairro Alto (nightlife district in Lisbon) |
| falar | to speak / to talk |
| estar | to be (state / location) |
| aprender | to learn |
| perguntar | to ask |
| responder | to reply / to answer |
| ver | to see |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| rir | to laugh |
| saber | to know (a fact) |
| ficar | to be located / to stay |
| poder | to be able to / can |
| comunicar | to communicate |
| conseguir | to manage to / to succeed in |
| sugerir | to suggest |
| usar | to use |
| escrever | to write |
| descobrir | to discover |
| pedir | to ask for / to request |
| falo | I speak |
| falas | you speak (tu) |
| fala | he/she speaks |
| falamos | we speak |
| falam | they speak |
| estou | I am |
| está | he/she/it is |
| estás | you are (tu) |
| vê | he/she sees |
| pergunta | he/she asks |
| responde | he/she replies |
| diz | he/she says |
| ri | he/she laughs |
| sei | I know |
| sabe | he/she knows |
| fica | it is located / it stays |
| podes | you can (tu) |
| conseguem | they manage to |
| descobrem | they discover |
| falei | I spoke |
| falaste | you spoke (tu) |
| falou | he/she spoke |
| falámos | we spoke |
| falaram | they spoke |
| falava | I/he/she used to speak |
| falavas | you used to speak (tu) |
| falávamos | we used to speak |
| falavam | they used to speak |
| eram | they were |
| era | he/she/it was |
| falarei | I will speak |
| falarás | you will speak (tu) |
| falará | he/she will speak |
| falaremos | we will speak |
| falarão | they will speak |
| falando | speaking (gerund) |
| falado | spoken (past participle) |
| inglesa | English (fem.) |
| perdida | lost (fem.) |
| perdido | lost (masc.) |
| primeira | first (fem.) |
| primário | primary (masc.) |
| dois | two (masc.) |
| duas | two (fem.) |
| toda | all / every (fem.) |
| todo | all / every (masc.) |
| alto | loud / tall / high |
| meus | my (masc. plural) |
| nossa | our (fem.) |
| muito | very / a lot |
| mal | badly / poorly |
| bem | well |
| sim | yes |
| não | no / not |
| também | also / too |
| sempre | always |
| já | already / now |
| ainda | still / yet |
| aqui | here |
| perto | near / nearby |
| devagar | slowly |
| agora | now |
| então | then / so |
| só | only / just |
| assim | like this / this way |
| claro | of course / clear |
| finalmente | finally |
| realmente | really / actually |
| especialmente | especially |
| talvez | maybe / perhaps |
| nunca | never |
| lá | there |
| ontem | yesterday |
| durante | during / for (time) |
| quando | when |
| pela primeira vez | for the first time |
| no final | in the end / at the end |
| no início | at the beginning |
| toda a gente | everyone / everybody |
| um pouco | a little / a bit |
| de verdade | really / genuinely / a real (one) |
| à tarde | in the afternoon |
| estou a aprender | I am learning (pt-PT progressive) |
| a aprender | learning (pt-PT infinitive progressive) |
| onde fica | where is (located) |
| muito bem | very well |
| muito mal | very badly |
| os dois | the two (of them) / both |
| não estás? | aren't you? (informal tag) |
| desculpe | excuse me / sorry (formal) |
| obrigada | thank you (said by a woman) |
| obrigado | thank you (said by a man) |
| por favor | please |
| ajuda | help |
| pede | he/she asks for / requests |
| nossa viagem | our trip |
| língua | language / tongue |
| nativo | native (speaker) |
| nativos | native speakers (plural) |
| aprendo | I learn / I am learning |
| aprendes | you learn (tu) |
| aprende | he/she learns |
| aprendemos | we learn |
| fale | speak! (formal imperative) |
| mais | more |
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