A Fuga
Miguel encontra um saco perdido na rua depois de ver um homem fugir e decide ir à esquadra.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Miguel tem dez anos. Na terça-feira de tarde, corre para casa porque está a chover muito. Perto da padaria, vê um homem a correr muito depressa. O homem deixa cair um saco e não para. Miguel apanha o saco.
Miguel is ten years old. On Tuesday afternoon, he runs home because it is raining heavily. Near the bakery, he sees a man running very fast. The man drops a bag and does not stop. Miguel picks up the bag.
Miguel abre o saco. Dentro está um envelope com muito dinheiro. Ele fica com medo. Pensa: "Este dinheiro não é meu. Tenho de ir à polícia."
Miguel opens the bag. Inside is an envelope with a lot of money. He becomes afraid. He thinks: "This money is not mine. I have to go to the police."
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ter | to have |
| tem | has (3rd person singular of ter) |
| dez | ten |
| anos | years |
| terça-feira | Tuesday |
| tarde | afternoon |
| correr | to run |
| corre | runs (3rd person singular of correr) |
| casa | house, home |
| estar | to be (state/condition) |
| está | is (3rd person singular of estar) |
| a chover | raining (continuous form) |
| chover | to rain |
| muito | very, a lot |
| perto | near, close |
| padaria | bakery |
| ver | to see |
| vê | sees (3rd person singular of ver) |
| homem | man |
| a correr | running (continuous form) |
| depressa | fast, quickly |
| deixar | to leave, to let |
| deixa | leaves, lets (3rd person singular of deixar) |
| deixa cair | drops (lets fall) |
| cair | to fall |
| saco | bag |
| não | no, not |
| parar | to stop |
| para | stops (3rd person singular of parar) |
| apanhar | to pick up, to catch |
| apanha | picks up (3rd person singular of apanhar) |
| semana | week |
| depois | after, afterwards |
| vir | to come |
| vem | comes (3rd person singular of vir) |
| carta | letter |
| pertencer | to belong |
| pertencia | belonged (3rd person singular imperfect of pertencer) |
| senhora | lady, woman |
| ser | to be (permanent) |
| foi | was / went (3rd person singular past of ser/ir) |
| roubada | robbed (feminine past participle of roubar) |
| roubar | to rob, to steal |
| devolver | to return, to give back |
| devolveu | returned, gave back (3rd person singular past of devolver) |
| dinheiro | money |
| câmara municipal | city hall, municipal council |
| dar | to give |
| dá | gives (3rd person singular of dar) |
| diploma | certificate, diploma |
| cidadão | citizen |
| exemplar | exemplary |
| mãe | mother |
| chorar | to cry |
| chora | cries (3rd person singular of chorar) |
| orgulho | pride |
| esquadra | police station |
| agente | police officer |
| envelope | envelope |
| corajoso | brave |
| este | this (masculine) |
| meu | my, mine (masculine) |
| ir | to go |
| tenho de | I have to, I must |
| polícia | police |
| acontecer | to happen |
| aconteceu | happened (3rd person singular past of acontecer) |
| bem | well, good |
| muito bem | very well, well done |
| és | are (2nd person singular of ser) |
| fazer | to do, to make |
| faz | does, makes (3rd person singular of fazer) |
| encontrar | to find, to meet |
| encontra | finds (3rd person singular of encontrar) |
| receber | to receive |
| recebe | receives (3rd person singular of receber) |
| correremos | we will run (1st person plural future of correr) |
| dentro | inside / within |
| medo | fear |
| ficar com medo | to become afraid |
| pensar | to think |
| pensa | thinks (3rd person singular, present of pensar) |
| até | until / up to / as far as |
| contar | to tell / to count |
| conta | tells (3rd person singular, present of contar) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| sorri | smiles (3rd person singular, present of sorrir) |
| pergunta | asks / question (noun/verb 3rd sg.) |
| perguntar | to ask |
| porta | door |
| rua | street |
| anos | years (also age) |
| uma semana depois | a week later |
| abriu | opened (3rd person singular, past of abrir) |
| correu | ran (3rd person singular, past of correr) |
| fuga | escape / flight / getaway |
| tudo | everything / all |
| já | already / now |
| também | also / too |
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