Tenho Fome!
Mateus chega a casa depois do trabalho e tem fome, sede — e um gato com fome também.
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Mateus chega a casa às sete da tarde. "Tenho fome!", diz ele. Abre o frigorífico. Tem queijo, tem iogurte e tem ovos. O seu gato, Mia, também tem fome. Ela tem uma tigela vazia.
Mateus arrives home at seven in the evening. "I'm hungry!" he says. He opens the fridge. There is cheese, yoghurt and eggs. His cat, Mia, is also hungry. She has an empty bowl.
"Tens fome, Mia?" O gato mia. Mateus dá comida à Mia e depois faz uma omelete para si. Come e bebe um copo de água. "Agora não tenho fome. Só tenho sono." Vai dormir às dez.
"Are you hungry, Mia?" The cat meows. Mateus gives food to Mia and then makes himself an omelette. He eats and drinks a glass of water. "Now I'm not hungry. I'm just sleepy." He goes to sleep at ten.
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fome | hunger |
| casa | home / house |
| tarde | afternoon / evening |
| frigorífico | fridge / refrigerator |
| queijo | cheese |
| iogurte | yoghurt |
| ovo | egg |
| ovos | eggs |
| gato | cat (male) |
| gata | cat (female) |
| tigela | bowl |
| comida | food |
| omelete | omelette |
| copo | glass (for drinking) |
| água | water |
| sono | sleepiness / sleep |
| sede | thirst |
| frio | cold (noun / adjective) |
| leite | milk |
| pão | bread |
| manteiga | butter |
| fruta | fruit |
| legumes | vegetables |
| carne | meat |
| peixe | fish |
| trabalho | work / job |
| noite | night / evening |
| manhã | morning |
| cheiro | smell / scent |
| pressa | hurry / rush |
| sorte | luck |
| tempo | time / weather |
| ideia | idea |
| olhos | eyes |
| compras | shopping / purchases |
| ter | to have |
| tenho | I have (present) |
| tens | you have (present, singular) |
| tem | he/she/it has (present) |
| temos | we have (present) |
| têm | they have (present) |
| tive | I had (preterite) |
| tiveste | you had (preterite) |
| teve | he/she had (preterite) |
| tivemos | we had (preterite) |
| tiveram | they had (preterite) |
| tinha | I/he/she had (imperfect) |
| tinhas | you had (imperfect) |
| tínhamos | we had (imperfect) |
| tinham | they had (imperfect) |
| terei | I will have (future) |
| terás | you will have (future) |
| terá | he/she will have (future) |
| teremos | we will have (future) |
| terão | they will have (future) |
| tendo | having (gerund) |
| tido | had (past participle) |
| chegar | to arrive |
| chega | arrives (present, 3rd sg.) |
| abrir | to open |
| abre | opens (present, 3rd sg.) |
| dizer | to say |
| diz | says (present, 3rd sg.) |
| dar | to give |
| dá | gives (present, 3rd sg.) |
| fazer | to make / to do |
| faz | makes / does (present, 3rd sg.) |
| comer | to eat |
| come | eats (present, 3rd sg.) |
| beber | to drink |
| bebe | drinks (present, 3rd sg.) |
| ir | to go |
| vai | goes / is going (present, 3rd sg.) |
| dormir | to sleep |
| miar | to meow |
| mia | meows (present, 3rd sg.) / cat's name Mia |
| sentir | to feel / to sense |
| sente | feels (present, 3rd sg.) |
| encontrar | to find / to meet |
| trabalhar | to work |
| vazio | empty (masculine) |
| vazia | empty (feminine) |
| boa | good (feminine) |
| bom | good (masculine) |
| fantástica | fantastic (feminine) |
| fantástico | fantastic (masculine) |
| grande | big / large |
| grandes | big / large (plural) |
| brilhante | bright / shining |
| brilhantes | bright / shining (plural) |
| chamado | called / named (masculine) |
| chamada | called / named (feminine) |
| muita | a lot of / much (feminine) |
| muito | a lot of / much (masculine/adverb) |
| sete | seven |
| dez | ten |
| agora | now |
| só | only / just |
| também | also / too |
| depois | afterwards / after |
| sempre | always |
| ontem | yesterday |
| tarde | late (adverb) |
| não | no / not |
| a casa | home (direction: chegar a casa) |
| ter fome | to be hungry (lit. to have hunger) |
| ter sede | to be thirsty (lit. to have thirst) |
| ter sono | to be sleepy (lit. to have sleepiness) |
| ter frio | to be cold (lit. to have cold) |
| ter sorte | to be lucky (lit. to have luck) |
| ter tempo | to have time |
| ter pressa | to be in a hurry (lit. to have hurry) |
| ir às compras | to go shopping |
| ir dormir | to go to sleep |
| boa noite de sono | a good night's sleep |
| às sete da tarde | at seven in the evening |
| seu | his / her / its (masculine possessive) |
| sua | his / her / its (feminine possessive) |
| si | himself / herself / oneself (reflexive) |
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