Mariana Leu Saramago
O verão em que Mariana leu todos os Saramago, contado no passado. Repara como "lê" (presente) se torna "lia" ou "leu".
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Mariana lia muito. Lia no metro, nos cafés e na cama antes de dormir. Naquele verão, decidiu ler todos os livros de José Saramago. A amiga Catarina ficou surpreendida. "Lês Saramago? E percebes?" "Lia devagar", disse Mariana, "e quando lia devagar, percebia tudo."
Mariana read a lot. She read on the metro, in cafés and in bed before sleeping. That summer, she decided to read all of José Saramago's books. Her friend Catarina was surprised. "You read Saramago? And you understand it?" "I read slowly," said Mariana, "and when I read slowly, I understood everything."
Mariana leu o primeiro livro em duas semanas. Era difícil — Saramago usava pouca pontuação — mas ela leu até ao fim. Depois leu o segundo. E o terceiro. A Catarina perguntou um dia: "Já leste três?" "Li", disse Mariana. "E vou ler mais."
Mariana read the first book in two weeks. It was difficult — Saramago used little punctuation — but she read it to the end. Then she read the second. And the third. Catarina asked one day: "Have you already read three?" "I have," said Mariana. "And I'm going to read more."
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leu | read (preterite of ler) |
| lia | used to read / was reading (imperfect) |
| li | I read (preterite of ler) |
| leste | you read (preterite of ler) |
| lemos | we read (preterite of ler) |
| leram | they read (preterite of ler) |
| lias | you used to read (imperfect) |
| líamos | we used to read (imperfect) |
| liam | they used to read (imperfect) |
| emprestado | on loan / borrowed |
| muito | a lot / much / very |
| devagar | slowly |
| verão | summer |
| decidiu | decided (preterite of decidir) |
| livros | books |
| José Saramago | José Saramago (Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese author) |
| surpreendida | surprised (feminine) |
| perceber | to understand |
| difícil | difficult |
| pontuação | punctuation |
| fim | end |
| pediu | asked for / requested (preterite of pedir) |
| devo | I should / I ought to (present of dever) |
| primeiro | first |
| gostei | I liked (preterite of gostar) |
| tinha lido | had read (pluperfect) |
| nunca tinha lido | had never read (pluperfect) |
| amiga | friend (feminine) |
| segundo | second |
| terceiro | third |
| sete | seven |
| duas semanas | two weeks |
| cama | bed |
| dormir | to sleep |
| já | already |
| mais | more |
| qual | which / what |
| biblioteca | library |
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