Afonso Morava em Braga
O primeiro dia do Afonso na universidade narrado no passado. Atenção ao uso de "morava" (hábito/estado) vs "morou" (ação pontual).
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Full Story — Portuguese with English Translation
No primeiro dia na universidade de Lisboa, Afonso conheceu a sua colega Sílvia. Ela morava em Benfica com os pais — morava lá desde que nasceu. Afonso explicou que morava em Braga antes de entrar na universidade, mas que agora morava num quarto alugado no Intendente.
On the first day at the University of Lisbon, Afonso met his classmate Sílvia. She lived in Benfica with her parents — she had lived there since she was born. Afonso explained that he used to live in Braga before starting university, but that now he lived in a rented room in Intendente.
Sílvia ficou curiosa e perguntou-lhe se tinha gostado de morar em Braga. Afonso disse que tinha gostado muito, mas que queria conhecer Lisboa. Depois Sílvia contou que a sua amiga Ana também morava em Braga em criança — morava mesmo perto da família do Afonso, numa rua paralela. Agora Ana morava na Mouraria. O mundo era pequeno.
Sílvia was curious and asked if he had liked living in Braga. Afonso said he had liked it very much, but that he wanted to get to know Lisbon. Then Sílvia said her friend Ana also used to live in Braga as a child — she lived right near Afonso's family, on a parallel street. Now Ana lived in Mouraria. The world was small.
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desde que nasceu | since he/she was born |
| em criança | as a child / in childhood |
| paralela | parallel |
| o mundo era pequeno | it's a small world |
| entrar | to enter / to start (school, university) |
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