Nos Correios
A Dona Lurdes vai aos correios de Viseu com uma encomenda para o neto e uma carta.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Na cozinha, em Viseu, a Dona Lurdes fecha uma caixa. Dentro há um casaco e um bolo de laranja. São para o neto, em Coimbra. Ao lado, a torneira pinga. A Dona Lurdes olha para a torneira. Depois olha para o marido. — Amanhã arranjo — diz ele, atrás do jornal. Diz isso há um mês. A Dona Lurdes pega na caixa e numa carta e sai.
In the kitchen, in Viseu, Dona Lurdes closes a box. Inside there's a coat and an orange cake. They're for her grandson, in Coimbra. Beside her, the tap drips. Dona Lurdes looks at the tap. Then she looks at her husband. — I'll fix it tomorrow — he says, behind his newspaper. He's been saying that for a month. Dona Lurdes picks up the box and a letter and goes out.
Na loja dos CTT, tira a senha 27 e espera. — Bom dia. O que manda? — Mando esta encomenda para o meu neto. O funcionário põe a caixa na balança. — Um quilo e meio. Quer mandar em correio registado? — Quero. Assim sei que chega. — Mandamos hoje. Chega esta semana.
At the CTT post office, she takes ticket 27 and waits. — Good morning. What can I do for you? — I'm sending this parcel to my grandson. The clerk puts the box on the scale. — A kilo and a half. Do you want to send it by registered post? — I do. That way I know it gets there. — We'll send it today. It'll arrive this week.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mando | I send (present) |
| mandamos | we send (present) |
| mandar | to send (infinitive) |
| encomenda | parcel |
| correio registado | registered post / registered mail |
| selo | (postage) stamp |
| carta | letter |
| morada | address |
| senha | (numbered) queue ticket |
| torneira | tap (faucet) |
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