O que Queres?
Sofia e a sua filha entram numa pastelaria e cada uma quer uma coisa diferente.
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Sofia e a sua filha Lena entram na pastelaria. O empregado pergunta: "O que querem?" Sofia diz: "Quero um café e um pastel de nata." Lena olha para a vitrina. "Quero um bolo de chocolate! Não, quero um gelado. Não sei o que quero!"
Sofia and her daughter Lena enter the pastry shop. The waiter asks: "What would you like?" Sofia says: "I want a coffee and a pastel de nata." Lena looks at the display case. "I want a chocolate cake! No, I want an ice cream. I don't know what I want!"
Sofia sorri. "Não podes querer tudo, Lena. Escolhe uma coisa." Lena pensa. "Quero o bolo de chocolate, por favor." O empregado traz tudo. "Querem mais alguma coisa?" Sofia responde: "Não, obrigada. Não queremos mais nada."
Sofia smiles. "You can't want everything, Lena. Choose one thing." Lena thinks. "I want the chocolate cake, please." The waiter brings everything. "Would you like anything else?" Sofia replies: "No, thank you. We don't want anything else."
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| querer | to want |
| quero | I want (present) |
| queres | you want (present, tu) |
| quer | he/she wants (present) |
| queremos | we want (present) |
| querem | they want (present) |
| quis | I/he/she wanted (preterite) |
| quiseste | you wanted (preterite, tu) |
| quisemos | we wanted (preterite) |
| quiseram | they wanted (preterite) |
| quererei | I will want (future) |
| quererás | you will want (future, tu) |
| quererá | he/she will want (future) |
| quereremos | we will want (future) |
| quererão | they will want (future) |
| querendo | wanting (gerund) |
| querido | wanted / dear (past participle / adjective) |
| queria | I/he/she wanted (imperfect) |
| querias | you wanted (imperfect, tu) |
| queríamos | we wanted (imperfect) |
| queriam | they wanted (imperfect) |
| entrar | to enter / to go in |
| entram | they enter (present) |
| perguntar | to ask (a question) |
| pergunta | he/she asks (present) / question (noun) |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| diz | he/she says (present) |
| olhar | to look (at) |
| olha | he/she looks (present) / look! (imperative) |
| saber | to know |
| sei | I know (present, saber) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| sorri | he/she smiles (present) |
| poder | to be able to / can |
| podes | you can (present, tu) |
| pude | I could not / I was able (preterite, poder) |
| pudemos | we could (preterite) |
| puderam | they could (preterite) |
| escolher | to choose |
| escolhe | choose! (imperative) / he/she chooses |
| escolhes | you choose (present, tu) |
| pensar | to think |
| pensa | he/she thinks (present) |
| trazer | to bring |
| traz | he/she brings (present) |
| responder | to reply / to answer |
| responde | he/she replies (present) |
| comprar | to buy |
| ajudar | to help |
| viajar | to travel |
| deixar | to leave / to let / to allow |
| ser | to be (identity / permanent) |
| era | I/he/she was (imperfect, ser) |
| sair | to leave / to go out |
| comer | to eat |
| ver | to see / to look at |
| há | there is / there are (haver) |
| filha | daughter |
| pastelaria | pastry shop / café |
| empregado | waiter / employee (male) |
| café | coffee / café |
| pastel | pastry / tart |
| pastéis | pastries / tarts (plural of pastel) |
| pastel de nata | Portuguese custard tart |
| nata | cream / custard |
| vitrina | display case / shop window |
| bolo | cake |
| bolos | cakes (plural) |
| chocolate | chocolate |
| gelado | ice cream (European PT) |
| coisa | thing |
| coisas | things (plural) |
| tudo | everything / all |
| nada | nothing |
| alguma | some / any (feminine singular) |
| mais | more / anymore |
| opinião | opinion |
| sobremesa | dessert |
| jornal | newspaper |
| cinema | cinema / movie theatre |
| noite | night / evening |
| verão | summer |
| Londres | London |
| professora | teacher (female) |
| loja | shop / store |
| casa | home / house |
| tempo | time / weather |
| chá | tea |
| final | end / final |
| pequena | small / young (feminine) |
| pequeno | small / young (masculine) |
| não | no / not |
| sim | yes |
| por favor | please |
| obrigada | thank you (said by a female speaker) |
| obrigado | thank you (said by a male speaker) |
| também | also / too |
| sempre | always |
| nunca | never |
| já | already / now / yet |
| ainda | still / yet |
| só | only / just / alone |
| apenas | only / just |
| muito | very / a lot / much |
| bem | well / fine |
| agora | now |
| então | so / then / well |
| aqui | here |
| lá | there |
| claro | of course / clear |
| talvez | maybe / perhaps |
| realmente | really / truly |
| finalmente | finally / at last |
| especialmente | especially / particularly |
| assim | like this / so / in this way |
| perto | near / close |
| ontem | yesterday |
| alguma coisa | something / anything |
| mais alguma coisa | anything else / something more |
| mais nada | nothing more / nothing else |
| não sei | I don't know |
| bolo de chocolate | chocolate cake |
| ao mesmo tempo | at the same time |
| à noite | at night / in the evening |
| no verão | in the summer |
| quando era pequena | when she was little / when she was young |
| o que | what (interrogative / relative) |
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