O Pequeno-Almoço
Miguel descobre que beber água é mais importante do que pensava.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Miguel acorda cedo todas as manhãs. Ele mora num apartamento pequeno em Lisboa, perto do Parque Eduardo VII. Logo depois de se levantar, vai à cozinha e bebe um copo grande de água. A sua mãe sempre dizia que beber água de manhã é muito saudável. Miguel acredita nisso e nunca esquece o seu ritual diário.
Miguel wakes up early every morning. He lives in a small apartment in Lisbon, near Parque Eduardo VII. Right after getting up, he goes to the kitchen and drinks a large glass of water. His mother always said that drinking water in the morning is very healthy. Miguel believes this and never forgets his daily ritual.
Depois de beber água, Miguel prepara o pequeno-almoço. Ele faz torradas com manteiga e corta uma laranja. Enquanto come, bebe um café com leite. O café está quente e tem um cheiro maravilhoso. Miguel bebe o café devagar, sentado à janela a olhar para a rua.
After drinking water, Miguel prepares breakfast. He makes toast with butter and cuts an orange. While he eats, he drinks a white coffee. The coffee is hot and has a wonderful smell. Miguel drinks the coffee slowly, sitting by the window looking at the street.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beber | to drink |
| café | coffee; café (place) |
| manhã | morning |
| de manhã | in the morning |
| acorda | wakes up (pres. of acordar) |
| acordar | to wake up |
| cedo | early |
| todas | all / every (fem. pl.) |
| manhãs | mornings |
| mora | lives / resides (pres. of morar) |
| morar | to live / to reside |
| apartamento | apartment / flat |
| pequeno | small / little |
| Lisboa | Lisbon |
| perto | near / close |
| parque | park |
| logo | soon / right away; then |
| depois | after / afterwards |
| levantar | to get up / to rise |
| vai | goes (pres. of ir) |
| ir | to go |
| cozinha | kitchen |
| bebe | drinks (pres. of beber) |
| copo | glass (drinking) |
| grande | big / large |
| água | water |
| sua | his / her / your (formal) |
| mãe | mother |
| sempre | always |
| dizia | used to say (imperf. of dizer) |
| dizer | to say / to tell |
| muito | very / a lot |
| saudável | healthy |
| acredita | believes (pres. of acreditar) |
| acreditar | to believe |
| nisso | in that |
| nunca | never |
| esquece | forgets (pres. of esquecer) |
| esquecer | to forget |
| seu | his / her / your (formal) |
| ritual | ritual |
| diário | daily |
| prepara | prepares (pres. of preparar) |
| preparar | to prepare |
| pequeno-almoço | breakfast (pt-PT) |
| faz | makes / does (pres. of fazer) |
| fazer | to make / to do |
| torrada | toast |
| torradas | toasts (plural) |
| manteiga | butter |
| corta | cuts (pres. of cortar) |
| cortar | to cut |
| laranja | orange |
| enquanto | while / whilst |
| come | eats (pres. of comer) |
| comer | to eat |
| café com leite | coffee with milk |
| leite | milk |
| está | is (temporary state; pres. of estar) |
| estar | to be (temporary state / location) |
| quente | hot / warm |
| tem | has (pres. of ter) |
| ter | to have |
| cheiro | smell / scent |
| maravilhoso | wonderful / marvellous |
| devagar | slowly |
| sentado | sitting / seated |
| janela | window |
| olhar | to look (at) |
| rua | street |
| amigo | friend |
| amigos | friends |
| telefona | phones / calls (pres. of telefonar) |
| telefonar | to phone / to call |
| oito | eight |
| horas | hours / o'clock |
| vens | are you coming (pres. of vir, 2nd sg.) |
| vir | to come |
| comigo | with me |
| quero | I want (pres. of querer) |
| querer | to want |
| galão | large milky coffee (pt-PT) |
| antes | before |
| trabalho | work / job |
| diz | says (pres. of dizer) |
| já | already; right now |
| bebi | I drank (pret. of beber) |
| meu | my (masc.) |
| casa | house / home |
| posso | I can (pres. of poder) |
| poder | to be able to / can |
| sumo | juice (pt-PT) |
| contigo | with you (informal) |
| responde | replies (pres. of responder) |
| responder | to reply / to answer |
| dois | two (masc.) |
| combinam | arrange / agree (pres. of combinar) |
| combinar | to arrange / to agree on |
| encontrar-se | to meet (each other) |
| meia | half; half past |
| pastelaria | pastry shop / café |
| fica | is located / stays (pres. of ficar) |
| ficar | to stay / to be located |
| cinco | five |
| minutos | minutes |
| a pé | on foot / walking |
| chega | arrives (pres. of chegar) |
| chegar | to arrive |
| mesa | table |
| empregado | waiter / employee |
| vem | comes (pres. of vir) |
| perguntar | to ask (a question) |
| querem | they want (pres. of querer) |
| se faz favor | please (when ordering) |
| sumo de laranja | orange juice |
| natural | fresh / natural |
| sorri | smiles (pres. of sorrir) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| buscar | to fetch / to get |
| bebidas | drinks / beverages |
| bebem | they drink (pres. of beber) |
| falam | they talk (pres. of falar) |
| falar | to talk / to speak |
| sobre | about / on |
| trabalha | works (pres. of trabalhar) |
| trabalhar | to work |
| banco | bank |
| professor | teacher (masc.) |
| inglês | English (language / adj.) |
| bebes | you drink (pres. of beber, 2nd sg.) |
| demasiado | too much |
| quinto | fifth |
| hoje | today |
| pergunta | asks (pres. of perguntar); question |
| não | no / not |
| só | only / just |
| terceiro | third |
| rir | to laugh |
| devias | you should (imperf. of dever, 2nd sg.) |
| dever | should / to owe / must |
| mais | more; most |
| sorriso | smile |
| delicioso | delicious |
| metade | half |
| de uma vez | in one go / at once |
| traz | brings (pres. of trazer) |
| trazer | to bring |
| também | also / too |
| cada | each / every |
| senhor | sir / Mr. |
| pediu | asked for / ordered (pret. of pedir) |
| pedir | to ask for / to order |
| surpreendido | surprised (masc.) |
| pedi | I asked for / ordered (pret. of pedir) |
| obrigado | thank you (said by males) |
| adoro | I love / adore (pres. of adorar) |
| adorar | to love / to adore |
| satisfeito | satisfied / pleased |
| ri | laughs (pres. of rir) |
| nove | nine |
| pagam | they pay (pres. of pagar) |
| pagar | to pay |
| saem | they leave (pres. of sair) |
| sair | to leave / to go out |
| escola | school |
| caminho | way / path |
| para | stops (pres. of parar) |
| parar | to stop |
| fonte | fountain |
| pouco | a little / a bit |
| fresca | fresh / cool (fem.) |
| pensa | thinks (pres. of pensar) |
| pensar | to think |
| bom | good (masc.) |
| viver | to live |
| fontes | fountains (plural) |
| muitos | many (masc. pl.) |
| sítios | places / spots |
| alunos | students / pupils (masc. pl.) |
| chegam | they arrive (pres. of chegar) |
| aulas | classes / lessons |
| começarem | to begin (inf. pessoal, 3rd pl. of começar) |
| começar | to begin / to start |
| aluno | student / pupil |
| chamado | called / named |
| tanta | so much (fem.) |
| nosso | our (masc.) |
| corpo | body |
| precisa | needs (pres. of precisar) |
| precisar | to need |
| todos | all / every (masc. pl.) |
| dias | days |
| explica | explains (pres. of explicar) |
| explicar | to explain |
| durante | during |
| aula | class / lesson |
| ensina | teaches (pres. of ensinar) |
| ensinar | to teach |
| palavras | words |
| repetem | they repeat (pres. of repetir) |
| repetir | to repeat |
| levanta | raises / lifts (pres. of levantar) |
| mão | hand |
| chá | tea |
| bebo | I drink (pres. of beber) |
| riem | they laugh (pres. of rir) |
| meio-dia | noon / midday |
| almoça | has lunch (pres. of almoçar) |
| almoçar | to have lunch |
| cantina | canteen / cafeteria |
| refeição | meal |
| sumo de maçã | apple juice |
| maçã | apple |
| colegas | colleagues |
| professores | teachers (masc. pl.) |
| vinho | wine |
| refrigerante | fizzy drink / soft drink |
| refrigerantes | fizzy drinks / soft drinks (pl.) |
| prefere | prefers (pres. of preferir) |
| preferir | to prefer |
| sente-se | feels (reflexive; pres. of sentir-se) |
| sentir-se | to feel (oneself) |
| bem | well / fine |
| muita | a lot of / much (fem.) |
| energia | energy |
| toda | all / whole (fem.) |
| tarde | afternoon / late |
| manda | sends (pres. of mandar) |
| mandar | to send / to order |
| mensagem | message |
| copos | glasses (drinking, pl.) |
| bates | do you beat (pres. of bater, 2nd sg.) |
| bater | to beat / to hit |
| recorde | record |
| três | three |
| cafés | coffees (pl.) |
| acho | I think / I find (pres. of achar) |
| achar | to think / to find |
| ganhas | you win (pres. of ganhar, 2nd sg.) |
| ganhar | to win |
| nono | ninth |
| dia | day |
| feliz | happy |
| bons | good (masc. pl.) |
| hábitos | habits |
| hábito | habit |
| noite | night / evening |
| antes de dormir | before going to sleep |
| dormir | to sleep |
| morno/a | warm / lukewarm |
| bebeu | he/she drank (pret. of beber) |
| amanhã | tomorrow |
| ainda | still / even (more) |
| adormece | falls asleep (pres. of adormecer) |
| adormecer | to fall asleep |
| pronto | ready |
| outro | another / other |
| encontram | they meet / find (pres. of encontrar) |
| açúcar | sugar |
| cerveja | beer |
| garrafa | bottle |
| festa | party |
| limonada | lemonade |
| esplanada | terrace / outdoor café seating |
| jantar | dinner; to have dinner |
| bebemos | we drink / we drank (pres./pret. of beber) |
| beberam | they drank (pret. of beber) |
| bebeste | you drank (pret. of beber, 2nd sg.) |
| bebidas | drinks / beverages |
| onde | where |
| quantos | how many (masc.) |
| almoço | lunch |
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