O que João Pôde Comprar
A ida do João à loja no Chiado, contada no passado. Atenção à diferença entre "pôde" (perfeito) e "podia" (imperfeito).
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Full Story — Portuguese with English Translation
Na semana passada, João foi a uma loja de roupa no Chiado. A empregada perguntou se podia ajudar. Ele disse que sim e perguntou se podia ver a camisa azul. A empregada disse que podia e João experimentou-a no provador. Ficava-lhe muito bem.
Last week, João went to a clothes shop in Chiado. The shop assistant asked if she could help. He said yes and asked if he could see the blue shirt. The assistant said he could, and João tried it on in the fitting room. It fitted him very well.
João perguntou se podia pagar com cartão — pôde. Perguntou se podia levar também a camisa branca — pôde. No final perguntou se podiam envolver para oferta. Puderam, com prazer. João saiu da loja muito satisfeito. Tinha querido ir às compras há semanas mas não tinha podido. Naquele dia finalmente pôde.
João asked if he could pay by card — he could. He asked if he could also take the white shirt — he could. At the end he asked if they could wrap them as a gift. They could, with pleasure. João left the shop very happy. He had wanted to go shopping for weeks but had not been able to. That day he finally could.
Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pôde | was able to / could (preterite of poder, he/she) |
| puderam | were able to (preterite of poder, they) |
| finalmente | finally / at last |
| há semanas | for weeks (ago) |
| satisfeito | satisfied / pleased |
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