Uma Viagem ao Algarve
João, do Porto, vai visitar a família no Algarve pela primeira vez em muitos anos.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
João estava nervoso. Amanhã ia viajar do Porto para o Algarve pela primeira vez em seis anos. Os seus pais viviam em Lagos e ele não ia lá desde o Natal anterior. "Vou de comboio", disse ele ao seu amigo Rui. "É uma viagem longa, mas quero ver o campo."
João was nervous. Tomorrow he was going to travel from Porto to the Algarve for the first time in six years. His parents lived in Lagos and he hadn't been there since the previous Christmas. "I'm going by train," he told his friend Rui. "It's a long journey, but I want to see the countryside."
De manhã cedo, João foi à estação de Campanhã. O comboio ia partir às oito horas. Havia muitas pessoas na plataforma. Muitas famílias iam de férias para o sul. As crianças corriam e riam. João sorriu. Ele também ia de férias, de certa forma.
Early in the morning, João went to Campanhã station. The train was going to depart at eight o'clock. There were many people on the platform. Many families were going on holiday to the south. The children ran and laughed. João smiled. He was also going on holiday, in a way.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comboio | train (European PT — not "trem") |
| viagem | journey / trip |
| estação | station / season |
| plataforma | platform |
| praia | beach |
| marisco | seafood / shellfish |
| sul | south |
| férias | holiday / vacation |
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