A2 — Elementary·5 min read·Everyday Life·friendship

O Sábado que Inês Gostou Mais

A Inês escreve ao Filipe uma mensagem depois do último almoço de sábado. Dez anos de ritual, contados no passado.

Theme verbgostar—to like — past tenses

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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation

Eram nove da noite de sábado. A Inês estava em casa, enroscada no sofá, com o telemóvel na mão. Tinha acabado de se despedir do Filipe à porta do apartamento dele, na Praça de Londres. Abriu o WhatsApp e começou a escrever. "Filipe, ainda bem que almoçámos hoje. Gostei tanto que te escrevi um disparate. Lê quando tiveres um minuto." Olhou para o que tinha escrito, apagou, e começou outra vez.

It was nine on Saturday evening. Inês was home, curled up on the sofa, phone in hand. She'd just said goodbye to Filipe at his flat in Praça de Londres. She opened WhatsApp and started typing. "Filipe, I'm really glad we had lunch today. I liked it so much I wrote you some nonsense. Read it when you've got a minute." She looked at what she'd written, deleted it, started over.

"Durante dez anos, gostámos os dois de sábados. Lembras-te? Sempre à mesma hora. Eu gostava de chegar primeiro. Tu gostavas de aparecer dez minutos atrasado e culpar o metro, que na vida dele nunca tinha atrasado. Eu pedia sempre uma bica e tu pedias sempre um galão. A empregada já nos conhecia e gostava de gozar contigo por causa do atraso."

"For ten years, we both loved Saturdays. Remember? Same time, always. I liked getting there first. You liked turning up ten minutes late and blaming the metro, which had never actually been delayed in its life. I always ordered a bica, you always ordered a galão. The waitress knew us by then, and she used to tease you about the time."

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Vocabulary Glossary

WordMeaning
gostavaused to like (imperfect)
gosteiI liked (preterite)
gostouhe/she liked (preterite)
gostasteyou liked (preterite, singular)
gostámoswe liked (preterite, PT-PT)
tinha gostadohad liked (pluperfect)
bicaespresso coffee (Lisbon term)
galãomilky coffee served in a tall glass (PT-PT)
arroz docerice pudding (Portuguese style)
gozar comto tease / to make fun of (affectionate)
fingirto pretend
passeiopavement / sidewalk (PT-PT)
tontasilly / daft (affectionate, fem.)
enroscadacurled up

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