Onde Moras?
Dois estudantes novos na universidade falam sobre onde moram e de onde vêm.
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É o primeiro dia na universidade de Lisboa. Afonso fala com a colega Sílvia. "Moras em Lisboa?" pergunta ele. "Moro, sim. Moro em Benfica, com os meus pais. E tu?" Afonso diz: "Eu moro num quarto alugado no Intendente. É a primeira vez que não moro com a família."
It is the first day at the University of Lisbon. Afonso talks with his classmate Sílvia. "Do you live in Lisbon?" he asks. "I do, yes. I live in Benfica, with my parents. And you?" Afonso says: "I live in a rented room in Intendente. It's the first time I haven't lived with my family."
"De onde és?" pergunta Sílvia. "Sou de Braga. Morava em Braga com os meus pais. Agora moro sozinho pela primeira vez." Sílvia sorri. "A minha amiga Ana também morava em Braga! Agora mora na Mouraria. Moram perto um do outro!"
"Where are you from?" asks Sílvia. "I'm from Braga. I used to live in Braga with my parents. Now I live alone for the first time." Sílvia smiles. "My friend Ana also used to live in Braga! Now she lives in Mouraria. You live near each other!"
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| morar | to live / to reside (somewhere) |
| moro | I live (present of morar) |
| moras | you live (present of morar) |
| mora | he/she lives (present of morar) |
| moramos | we live (present of morar) |
| moram | they live (present of morar) |
| morei | I lived (preterite of morar) |
| moraste | you lived (preterite of morar) |
| morou | he/she lived (preterite of morar) |
| morámos | we lived (preterite of morar) |
| moraram | they lived (preterite of morar) |
| morava | I/he/she used to live (imperfect of morar) |
| moravas | you used to live (imperfect of morar) |
| morávamos | we used to live (imperfect of morar) |
| moravam | they used to live (imperfect of morar) |
| morarei | I will live (future of morar) |
| morarás | you will live (future of morar) |
| morará | he/she will live (future of morar) |
| moraremos | we will live (future of morar) |
| morarão | they will live (future of morar) |
| morando | living (gerund of morar) |
| morado | lived (past participle of morar) |
| falar | to speak / to talk |
| fala | he/she speaks (present of falar) |
| perguntar | to ask (a question) |
| pergunta | he/she asks; also: question (noun) |
| dizer | to say |
| diz | he/she says (present of dizer) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| sorri | he/she smiles (present of sorrir) |
| ser | to be (identity/origin) |
| sou | I am (present of ser) |
| és | you are (present of ser) |
| é | he/she/it is (present of ser) |
| vir | to come |
| dia | day |
| universidade | university |
| colega | classmate / colleague |
| quarto | room; bedroom |
| quarto alugado | rented room |
| família | family |
| pais | parents |
| pai | father |
| vez | time / occasion |
| amiga | friend (fem.) |
| amigo | friend (masc.) |
| rua | street |
| casa | house / home |
| andar | floor / storey of a building; also: to walk |
| edifício | building |
| prédio | apartment building / block of flats |
| faculdade | faculty / college |
| metro | metro / underground train |
| criança | child |
| avós | grandparents |
| avô | grandfather |
| aldeia | village |
| ano | year |
| anos | years |
| setembro | September |
| bairro | neighbourhood / district |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| Benfica | Benfica (Lisbon neighbourhood) |
| Intendente | Intendente (Lisbon neighbourhood) |
| Mouraria | Mouraria (historic Lisbon neighbourhood) |
| Braga | Braga (city in northern Portugal) |
| Porto | Porto (second-largest city in Portugal) |
| Coimbra | Coimbra (university city in central Portugal) |
| Paris | Paris (capital of France) |
| Saldanha | Saldanha (Lisbon metro station and district) |
| Alentejo | Alentejo (region of southern Portugal) |
| primeiro | first (masc.) |
| primeira | first (fem.) |
| novo | new; young (masc.) |
| nova | new; young (fem.) |
| novos | new; young (masc. pl.) |
| alugado | rented (masc.) |
| alugada | rented (fem.) |
| sozinho | alone / by oneself (masc.) |
| sozinha | alone / by oneself (fem.) |
| pequeno | small (masc.) |
| pequena | small (fem.) |
| antigo | old / historic (masc.) |
| antiga | old / historic (fem.) |
| juntos | together (masc. pl.) |
| juntas | together (fem. pl.) |
| paralela | parallel (fem.) |
| letivo | academic / relating to school year (masc.) |
| letiva | academic / relating to school year (fem.) |
| agora | now |
| também | also / too |
| já | already; now (emphatic) |
| ainda | still / yet |
| sempre | always |
| nunca | never |
| muito | very; a lot |
| bem | well; fine |
| aqui | here |
| lá | there |
| sim | yes |
| não | no; not |
| só | only; alone |
| apenas | only / just |
| assim | like this / so / in this way |
| então | then / so / well then |
| realmente | really / truly |
| finalmente | finally |
| talvez | perhaps / maybe |
| claro | of course; clear |
| especialmente | especially |
| antigamente | in the old days / formerly |
| antes | before / previously |
| perto | near / close |
| longe | far away |
| pela primeira vez | for the first time |
| um do outro | near each other / from one another |
| de onde | where from |
| para cá | to here / over here |
| ano letivo | academic year |
| em criança | as a child / in childhood |
| vinte | twenty |
| dez | ten |
| quinto | fifth |
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