A1 — Beginner·4 min read·Romance·love

Uma Carta de Amor

Pedro quer dizer que gosta de Sofia, mas é muito tímido para falar. Decide escrever uma carta.

Theme verbescrever—to write

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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation

Pedro gosta muito de Sofia. Ela é a sua colega de turma. Pedro é tímido e não consegue falar com ela. Por isso, decide escrever uma carta.

Pedro really likes Sofia. She is his classmate. Pedro is shy and cannot talk to her. So he decides to write a letter.

Ele escreve: "Olá Sofia. O meu nome é Pedro. Gosto muito de ti. Gostas de tomar um café comigo?" Pedro escreve devagar. Quer escrever bem.

He writes: "Hello Sofia. My name is Pedro. I really like you. Would you like to have a coffee with me?" Pedro writes slowly. He wants to write well.

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Vocabulary Glossary

WordMeaning
cartaletter
tímidoshy / timid
colega de turmaclassmate
dobrarto fold
envelopeenvelope
mochilabackpack / bag
nervosonervous

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