Leonor Ouviu Fado pela Primeira Vez
A tarde em que Leonor ouviu fado pela primeira vez, contada no passado. Repara como "ouve" (presente) se torna "ouvia" ou "ouviu".
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Rita ouvia música o dia todo — no metro, a cozinhar, a limpar. Naquela tarde, a amiga Leonor disse que nunca tinha ouvido fado. "Nunca ouvi", disse. Rita ficou surpreendida. "Em Portugal, toda a gente ouve fado. Ouve-se na rádio, nos restaurantes, nas festas. Como é que nunca ouviste?"
Rita listened to music all day — on the metro, while cooking, while cleaning. That afternoon, her friend Leonor said she had never listened to fado. "I've never heard it," she said. Rita was surprised. "In Portugal, everyone listens to fado. You hear it on the radio, in restaurants, at parties. How have you never heard it?"
Rita pôs fado a tocar. "Ouve", disse ela. Leonor fechou os olhos e ouviu. Era a voz de Amália Rodrigues. Rita também ouvia, em silêncio, ao lado da amiga. Ouvia aquela música há anos, mas naquela tarde ouviu-a de forma diferente — através dos olhos de alguém que a ouvia pela primeira vez.
Rita put fado on. "Listen," she said. Leonor closed her eyes and listened. It was the voice of Amália Rodrigues. Rita also listened, in silence, next to her friend. She had been listening to that music for years, but that afternoon she heard it differently — through the eyes of someone hearing it for the first time.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ouviu | heard / listened (preterite of ouvir) |
| ouvia | used to listen / was listening (imperfect) |
| ouvi | I heard (preterite of ouvir) |
| ouviste | you heard (preterite of ouvir) |
| ouvimos | we heard (preterite of ouvir) |
| ouviram | they heard (preterite of ouvir) |
| ouvias | you used to listen (imperfect) |
| ouvíamos | we used to listen (imperfect) |
| ouviam | they used to listen (imperfect) |
| nunca tinha ouvido | had never heard (pluperfect) |
| ouvido | heard (past participle of ouvir) |
| pôs a tocar | put on to play (preterite of pôr) |
| através dos olhos de | through the eyes of |
| fado | fado (Portuguese musical genre) |
| música | music |
| metro | underground / metro |
| cozinhar | to cook |
| limpar | to clean |
| tarde | afternoon |
| amiga | friend (feminine) |
| surpreendida | surprised (feminine) |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| toda a gente | everyone / everybody |
| rádio | radio |
| restaurante | restaurant |
| festa | party / celebration |
| voz | voice |
| Amália Rodrigues | Amália Rodrigues (legendary fado singer) |
| silêncio | silence |
| ao lado de | next to / beside |
| forma diferente | different way / differently |
| alguém | someone / somebody |
| quieta | quiet / still (feminine) |
| percebi | I understood (preterite of perceber) |
| pensei | I thought (preterite of pensar) |
| gostar | to like / to enjoy |
| sorriu | smiled (preterite of sorrir) |
| acontecia | used to happen / was happening (imperfect) |
| esquecer | to forget |
| esqueciam | used to forget / forgot (imperfect) |
| nunca | never |
| sempre | always |
| finalmente | finally |
| assim | like this / in this way |
| uma vez | once / one time |
| dia todo | all day |
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