O Caderno Azul
Um menino encontra um caderno azul numa feira e descobre o prazer de escrever.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Tomás tem doze anos e vive em Lisboa. Um sábado de manhã, ele vai com a mãe a uma feira da ladra. Entre as muitas coisas velhas, vê um caderno azul com capa de couro. Custa cinquenta cêntimos.
Tomás is twelve years old and lives in Lisbon. One Saturday morning, he goes with his mother to a flea market. Among the many old things, he sees a blue notebook with a leather cover. It costs fifty cents.
Tomás compra o caderno. Em casa, abre-o e vê que está vazio. Pega num lápis e escreve o seu nome na primeira página. Depois, escreve uma frase sobre o seu cão: "O Bobi é o melhor cão do mundo."
Tomás buys the notebook. At home, he opens it and sees that it is empty. He picks up a pencil and writes his name on the first page. Then he writes a sentence about his dog: "Bobi is the best dog in the world."
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caderno | notebook |
| azul | blue |
| escrever | to write |
| tem | has (present of ter) |
| ter | to have |
| doze | twelve |
| anos | years |
| vive | lives (present of viver) |
| viver | to live |
| Lisboa | Lisbon |
| sábado | Saturday |
| manhã | morning |
| vai | goes (present of ir) |
| ir | to go |
| mãe | mother |
| feira da ladra | flea market |
| entre | among; between |
| muitas | many (feminine plural) |
| coisas | things |
| velhas | old (feminine plural) |
| vê | sees (present of ver) |
| ver | to see |
| capa | cover |
| couro | leather |
| custa | costs (present of custar) |
| custar | to cost |
| cinquenta | fifty |
| cêntimos | cents |
| quanto | how much |
| primeiro | first |
| compra | buys (present of comprar) |
| comprar | to buy |
| semana | week |
| seguinte | following; next |
| professora | teacher (female) |
| disse | said (past of dizer) |
| dizer | to say; to tell |
| ler | to read |
| vazio | empty |
| talento | talent |
| cheio | full |
| sonho | dream |
| melhor | best; better |
| cão | dog |
| mundo | world |
| escrevo | I write (present of escrever) |
| nome | name |
| primeira | first (feminine) |
| página | page |
| escreves | you write (present of escrever) |
| frase | sentence |
| teu | your (masculine, informal) |
| escreve | he/she writes (present of escrever) |
| todos | every; all |
| dias | days |
| escrevemos | we write / we wrote (present/past of escrever) |
| histórias | stories |
| escola | school |
| escrevem | they write (present of escrever) |
| muito | very; a lot |
| bem | well |
| português | Portuguese (language) |
| bonita | beautiful; pretty (feminine) |
| ontem | yesterday |
| escreveste | you wrote (past of escrever) |
| seu | his; her; your (formal) |
| lápis | pencil |
| escreveu | he/she wrote (past of escrever) |
| conto | tale; short story |
| aula | class; lesson |
| passada | last; past (feminine) |
| escreveram | they wrote (past of escrever) |
| livro | book |
| todo | whole; entire |
| mês | month |
| escreverei | I will write (future of escrever) |
| meu | my (masculine) |
| diário | diary |
| todas | every; all (feminine plural) |
| noites | nights |
| escreverás | you will write (future of escrever) |
| cartas | letters |
| eras | you were (imperfect of ser) |
| ser | to be (permanent) |
| pequeno | small; little; young |
| escrevia | he/she used to write (imperfect of escrever) |
| sempre | always |
| sonhos | dreams |
| escreveremos | we will write (future of escrever) |
| escrevíamos | we used to write (imperfect of escrever) |
| escola primária | primary school |
| escreverão | they will write (future of escrever) |
| escreviam | they used to write (imperfect of escrever) |
| poemas | poems |
| antigamente | in the old days; formerly |
| escrevendo | writing (gerund of escrever) |
| Bobi | Bobi (dog's name) |
| Tomás | Tomás (boy's name) |
| seus | his; her; their (masculine plural) |
| escrevias | you used to write (imperfect of escrever) |
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