O Dragão da Serra
Uma menina encontra um dragão verde na Serra da Estrela que só consegue falar português.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Leonor tem oito anos e vai com os pais passar o fim de semana à Serra da Estrela. No sábado de manhã, enquanto os pais dormem, ela sai para explorar os rochedos. Atrás de uma pedra grande, encontra um dragão pequeno. É verde, tem olhos cor de mel e não é maior do que um gato.
Leonor is eight years old and goes with her parents to spend the weekend at Serra da Estrela. On Saturday morning, while her parents are sleeping, she goes out to explore the rocks. Behind a large stone, she finds a small dragon. It is green, has honey-coloured eyes and is no bigger than a cat.
O dragão olha para ela e diz: "Bom dia." Leonor fica admirada. "Falas português!" diz ela. "Sim," responde o dragão. "Só sei falar português. É a língua mais bonita que existe." Leonor concorda.
The dragon looks at her and says: "Good morning." Leonor is amazed. "You speak Portuguese!" she says. "Yes," the dragon replies. "I only know how to speak Portuguese. It is the most beautiful language there is." Leonor agrees.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ter | to have |
| tem | has (3rd person singular of ter) |
| oito | eight |
| ano | year |
| anos | years |
| ir | to go |
| vai | goes (3rd person singular of ir) |
| pais | parents |
| passar | to spend (time) |
| fim de semana | weekend |
| serra | mountain range |
| sábado | Saturday |
| manhã | morning |
| enquanto | while |
| dormir | to sleep |
| dormem | sleep (3rd person plural of dormir) |
| sair | to go out, to leave |
| sai | goes out (3rd person singular of sair) |
| explorar | to explore |
| rochedo | rock, crag |
| rochedos | rocks, crags (plural) |
| atrás de | behind |
| pedra | stone, rock |
| grande | big, large |
| encontrar | to find |
| encontra | finds (3rd person singular of encontrar) |
| dragão | dragon |
| pequeno | small, little |
| verde | green |
| olhos | eyes |
| cor | colour |
| mel | honey |
| não | not, no |
| ser | to be |
| é | is (3rd person singular of ser) |
| maior | bigger, larger |
| do que | than (in comparisons) |
| gato | cat |
| olhar | to look (at) |
| olha | looks (3rd person singular of olhar) |
| dizer | to say, to tell |
| diz | says (3rd person singular of dizer) |
| falar | to speak, to talk |
| fala | speaks (3rd person singular of falar) |
| falas | speak (2nd person singular of falar) |
| ficar | to stay, to become, to be |
| fica | stays, becomes (3rd person singular of ficar) |
| ficam | become, stay (3rd person plural of ficar) |
| admirada | amazed, surprised (feminine) |
| responder | to reply, to answer |
| responde | replies (3rd person singular of responder) |
| concordar | to agree |
| concorda | agrees (3rd person singular of concordar) |
| dois | two |
| amigos | friends |
| ensinar | to teach |
| ensina | teaches (3rd person singular of ensinar) |
| com licença | excuse me |
| obrigado | thank you (said by a male) |
| até logo | goodbye, see you later |
| amora | blackberry |
| amoras | blackberries (plural) |
| melhor | better, best |
| melhores | best (plural) |
| montanha | mountain |
| passar | to spend (time) |
| passam | spend (3rd person plural of passar) |
| toda | whole, all (feminine singular) |
| juntos | together |
| outono | autumn |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| desaparece | disappears (3rd person singular of desaparecer) |
| triste | sad |
| pena | feather |
| lugar | place |
| costumava | used to (3rd person singular imperfect of costumar) |
| costumar | to be used to, to usually (do) |
| guardar | to keep, to save |
| guarda | keeps (3rd person singular of guardar) |
| quarto | room, bedroom |
| seu | his, her, your (possessive) |
| todos | every, all (masculine plural) |
| dezembro | December |
| português | Portuguese (language/adjective) |
| bocadinho | a little bit |
| pensar | to think |
| pensa | thinks (3rd person singular of pensar) |
| talvez | perhaps, maybe |
| seja | is/may be (3rd person singular subjunctive of ser) |
| por isso | because of that, that's why |
| perdido | lost |
| ninho | nest |
| pássaros | birds |
| escrever | to write |
| aprender | to learn |
| deixar | to leave (behind) |
| deixa | leaves (3rd person singular of deixar) |
| flor | flower |
| escama | scale (of a reptile/fish) |
| dourada | golden (feminine) |
| carta | letter |
| palavras | words |
| portuguesas | Portuguese (feminine plural adjective) |
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