Quem Sou Eu?
Ana apresenta-se ao seu novo colega de trabalho numa manhã de segunda-feira em Lisboa.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Segunda-feira de manhã. Ana entra no escritório novo com uma mochila às costas e um sorriso nervoso. Ela é nova nesta empresa. É a sua primeira semana.
Monday morning. Ana enters the new office with a backpack on her back and a nervous smile. She is new at this company. It is her first week.
"Olá! Eu sou a Ana. Sou de Coimbra, mas agora vivo em Lisboa." O colega levanta os olhos do computador. "Olá! Sou o Rui. Sou de Lisboa. Sou programador, e tu?"
"Hello! I'm Ana. I'm from Coimbra, but now I live in Lisbon." Her colleague looks up from the computer. "Hello! I'm Rui. I'm from Lisbon. I'm a programmer, and you?"
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ser | to be (permanent identity, origin, profession) |
| sou | I am (ser, present) |
| és | you are (ser, present) |
| é | he / she / it is (ser, present) |
| somos | we are (ser, present) |
| são | they are (ser, present) |
| fui | I was / I went (ser/ir, preterite) |
| foste | you were / you went (ser/ir, preterite) |
| foi | he / she was / went (ser/ir, preterite) |
| fomos | we were / we went (ser/ir, preterite) |
| foram | they were / they went (ser/ir, preterite) |
| serei | I will be (ser, future) |
| serás | you will be (ser, future) |
| será | he / she will be (ser, future) |
| seremos | we will be (ser, future) |
| serão | they will be (ser, future) |
| sendo | being (ser, gerund) |
| sido | been (ser, past participle) |
| entrar | to enter / to come in |
| entra | enters / comes in (3rd person present) |
| viver | to live (to reside) |
| vivo | I live (present) |
| levantar | to lift / to raise |
| levanta | raises / lifts (3rd person present) |
| sentar-se | to sit down (reflexive) |
| senta-se | sits down (3rd person reflexive) |
| olhar | to look / to look at |
| olha | looks (3rd person present) |
| perguntar | to ask (a question) |
| pergunta | asks (3rd person present) |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| diz | says (3rd person present) |
| chegar | to arrive |
| chega | arrives (3rd person present) |
| apresentar-se | to introduce oneself (reflexive) |
| apresenta-se | introduces himself / herself (3rd person reflexive) |
| sentir | to feel / to sense |
| sente | feels / senses (3rd person present) |
| trabalhar | to work |
| estão | they are (estar, present) |
| ter | to have |
| ter-te | to have you (infinitive + clitic) |
| segunda-feira | Monday |
| manhã | morning |
| escritório | office |
| mochila | backpack |
| costas | back (body part, plural) |
| sorriso | smile |
| empresa | company / business |
| semana | week |
| colega | colleague / workmate |
| olhos | eyes |
| computador | computer |
| programador | programmer / developer (masc.) |
| programadora | programmer / developer (fem.) |
| designer | designer |
| design | design (the field) |
| trabalho | work / job |
| paredes | walls (plural) |
| parede | wall |
| janelas | windows (plural) |
| janela | window |
| pessoas | people / persons (plural) |
| pessoa | person |
| equipa | team |
| total | total / altogether |
| outros | others / the others (masc. pl.) |
| reunião | meeting |
| chefe | boss / head / chief |
| director | director / manager |
| prazer | pleasure |
| lugar | place / spot |
| novo | new (masc. sing.) |
| nova | new (fem. sing.) / new to the job |
| nervoso | nervous (masc. sing.) |
| nervosa | nervous (fem. sing.) |
| primeira | first (fem. sing.) |
| primeiro | first (masc. sing.) |
| principal | main / primary |
| moderno | modern (masc. sing.) |
| moderna | modern (fem. sing.) |
| brancas | white (fem. pl.) |
| branco | white (masc. sing.) |
| grandes | large / big (pl.) |
| grande | large / big / great (sing.) |
| simpáticas | friendly / nice (fem. pl.) |
| simpático | friendly / nice (masc. sing.) |
| interessante | interesting |
| bom | good (masc. sing.) |
| boa | good (fem. sing.) |
| feliz | happy |
| agora | now |
| também | also / too |
| pouco | a little / a bit |
| aqui | here |
| hoje | today |
| só | only / just / alone |
| muito | very / a lot / much |
| quantas | how many (fem. pl.) |
| doze | twelve |
| seis | six |
| de | from / of / about |
| em | in / at / on |
| no | in the / at the (em + o) |
| na | in the / at the (em + a) |
| nesta | in this (em + esta) |
| neste | in this (em + este) |
| desta | of this / from this (de + esta) |
| do | of the / from the (de + o) |
| da | of the / from the (de + a) |
| à | at the / to the (a + a) |
| às | at the / to the (a + as) |
| com | with |
| para | for / to / in order to |
| por | by / for / through |
| porque | because |
| eu | I (subject pronoun) |
| ela | she (subject pronoun) |
| tu | you (informal singular subject) |
| o | the (masc. sing. definite article) |
| a | the (fem. sing. definite article) |
| os | the (masc. pl. definite article) |
| as | the (fem. pl. definite article) |
| um | a / an (masc. sing. indefinite article) |
| uma | a / an (fem. sing. indefinite article) |
| seu | his / her / your / its (masc.) |
| sua | his / her / your / its (fem.) |
| meu | my (masc. sing.) |
| minha | my (fem. sing.) |
| este | this (masc. sing. demonstrative) |
| esta | this (fem. sing. demonstrative) |
| que | that / which / who (conjunction / relative) |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| Coimbra | Coimbra (Portuguese university city) |
| Cascais | Cascais (coastal town near Lisbon) |
| volta | around / surroundings (in à volta = around) |
| mas | but |
| e | and |
| ou | or |
| olá | hello / hi |
| não | no / not |
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