O Vizinho do Quinto
O vizinho viúvo do quinto andar desaparece três dias e Luísa começa a preocupar-se.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
O Sr. Antunes mora no quinto andar do edifício. É viúvo e não tem família em Lisboa. Luísa, que mora no terceiro, cumprimenta-o todas as manhãs quando vão buscar o correio. Na quarta-feira, ela não o vê. Na quinta-feira, também não. Na sexta-feira, começa a preocupar-se. O Sr. Antunes desapareceu.
Mr Antunes lives on the fifth floor of the building. He is a widower and has no family in Lisbon. Luísa, who lives on the third floor, greets him every morning when they go to collect the post. On Wednesday, she does not see him. On Thursday, either. On Friday, she begins to worry. Mr Antunes has disappeared.
Luísa fala com o porteiro, o Manuel. "O Sr. Antunes?" diz Manuel. "Saiu na terça-feira de manhã com uma mala pequena. Não me disse para onde ia." Luísa não sabe o que pensar. Será que ele está doente? Terá tido um acidente?
Luísa speaks to the doorman, Manuel. "Mr Antunes?" says Manuel. "He left on Tuesday morning with a small suitcase. He didn't tell me where he was going." Luísa doesn't know what to think. Is he ill? Has he had an accident?
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vizinho | neighbour |
| quinto | fifth |
| Sr. | Mr. |
| morar | to live, to reside |
| mora | lives, resides (3rd person present of morar) |
| andar | floor, storey |
| edifício | building |
| viúvo | widower |
| não | not, no |
| ter | to have |
| tem | has (3rd person present of ter) |
| família | family |
| Lisboa | Lisbon |
| terceiro | third |
| cumprimentar | to greet |
| cumprimenta | greets (3rd person present of cumprimentar) |
| todas | all, every (feminine plural) |
| manhãs | mornings |
| ir | to go |
| vão | go (3rd person plural present of ir) |
| buscar | to fetch, to get |
| correio | mail, post |
| quarta-feira | Wednesday |
| ver | to see |
| vê | sees (3rd person present of ver) |
| quinta-feira | Thursday |
| também | also, too |
| sexta-feira | Friday |
| começar | to begin, to start |
| começa | begins, starts (3rd person present of começar) |
| preocupar-se | to worry |
| desaparecer | to disappear |
| desapareceu | disappeared (3rd person past of desaparecer) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| sorri | smiles (3rd person present of sorrir) |
| sentir-se | to feel (oneself) |
| sente-se | feels (3rd person present reflexive of sentir) |
| aliviado | relieved |
| aliviada | relieved (feminine) |
| enquanto | while |
| ascensor | lift, elevator |
| subir | to go up, to rise |
| sobe | goes up (3rd person present of subir) |
| pensar | to think |
| pensa | thinks (3rd person present of pensar) |
| às vezes | sometimes |
| desaparecimentos | disappearances |
| melhores | best, better (plural) |
| explicações | explanations |
| estar | to be (temporary state/location) |
| estava | was (3rd person imperfect of estar) |
| durante | during |
| três | three |
| dias | days |
| há | there is/are; ago |
| quanto | how much, how long |
| tempo | time |
| escrever | to write |
| escreve | writes (3rd person present of escrever) |
| cartas | letters |
| senhora | lady, Mrs. |
| espanhola | Spanish (feminine) |
| saber | to know |
| sabe | knows (3rd person present of saber) |
| sair | to leave, to go out |
| saiu | left, went out (3rd person past of sair) |
| casa | house, home |
| porteiro | doorman, concierge |
| mala pequena | small suitcase |
| bronzeado | tanned |
| átrio | lobby |
| pessoalmente | in person |
| desapareço | I disappear (1st person present of desaparecer) |
| desapareces | you disappear (2nd person present of desaparecer) |
| desaparece | disappears (3rd person present of desaparecer) |
| desaparecemos | we disappear (1st person plural present/past of desaparecer) |
| desaparecem | they disappear (3rd person plural present of desaparecer) |
| desapareci | I disappeared (1st person past of desaparecer) |
| desapareceste | you disappeared (2nd person past of desaparecer) |
| desapareceram | they disappeared (3rd person plural past of desaparecer) |
| desaparecerei | I will disappear (1st person future of desaparecer) |
| desaparecerás | you will disappear (2nd person future of desaparecer) |
| desaparecerá | will disappear (3rd person future of desaparecer) |
| desapareceremos | we will disappear (1st person plural future of desaparecer) |
| desaparecerão | they will disappear (3rd person plural future of desaparecer) |
| desaparecendo | disappearing (gerund of desaparecer) |
| desaparecido | disappeared (past participle of desaparecer) |
| ser | to be (permanent) |
| é | is (3rd person present of ser) |
| há quanto tempo | how long (ago), for how long |
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