O que o Nuno Disse
A história do Nuno e da Sara, contada no passado. Repara como "diz" (presente) se torna "dizia" ou "disse".
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Nuno trabalhava numa rádio local em Lisboa. Todos os dias dizia as notícias, dizia a temperatura e dizia os nomes das músicas ao microfone. As pessoas ouviam-no e diziam que ele tinha uma voz bonita. No trabalho, dizer coisas era fácil.
Nuno worked at a local radio station in Lisbon. Every day he said the news, the temperature and the names of the songs into the microphone. People listened to him and said he had a beautiful voice. At work, saying things was easy.
Em casa era diferente. A namorada Sara disse-lhe um dia: "Nunca dizes o que sentes." "Digo, sim", disse Nuno. "Digo 'bom dia' e 'boa noite'." "Isso não conta", disse ela. "Quero que digas o que pensas de verdade."
At home it was different. His girlfriend Sara said to him one day: "You never say what you feel." "I do," said Nuno. "I say 'good morning' and 'good night'." "That doesn't count," she said. "I want you to say what you really think."
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disse | said (preterite of dizer) |
| dizia | used to say / was saying (imperfect) |
| disse-lhe | said to him/her |
| disseste | you said (preterite of dizer) |
| dissemos | we said (preterite of dizer) |
| disseram | they said (preterite of dizer) |
| dizias | you used to say (imperfect) |
| dizíamos | we used to say (imperfect) |
| diziam | they used to say (imperfect) |
| há pouco | just now / a moment ago |
| ficou em silêncio | went silent / fell quiet |
| rádio | radio |
| local | local |
| notícias | news |
| temperatura | temperature |
| músicas | songs / pieces of music |
| microfone | microphone |
| voz | voice |
| bonita | beautiful / lovely (feminine) |
| trabalho | work / job |
| fácil | easy |
| casa | home / house |
| diferente | different |
| namorada | girlfriend |
| sentes | you feel (present of sentir) |
| bom dia | good morning / hello |
| boa noite | good night / good evening |
| contar | to count / to matter |
| verdade | truth |
| verdadeira | true / truthful (feminine) |
| palavras | words |
| pensou | thought (preterite of pensar) |
| naquela noite | that night |
| muitas coisas | many things |
| gosto | I like (present of gostar) |
| muito | a lot / very |
| sorriu | smiled (preterite of sorrir) |
| depois | afterwards / then |
| por um momento | for a moment |
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