Tom Soube que Sabia Mais
O dia da prova do Tom, contado no passado. Repara na diferença entre "sabia" (conhecimento que durava) e "soube" (momento de descoberta).
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Naquele dia, Tom tinha uma prova de português. Antes de entrar, a Inês perguntou-lhe se sabia as conjugações. "Sei algumas", disse ele. Mas não sabia bem se estava preparado. Quando o professor fez a primeira pergunta, Tom soube a resposta logo: "É Lisboa."
That day, Tom had a Portuguese test. Before going in, Inês asked him if he knew the conjugations. "I know some," he said. But he wasn't sure if he was ready. When the teacher asked the first question, Tom knew the answer straight away: "It's Lisbon."
A segunda pergunta foi mais difícil. "Como se diz 'library'?" Tom pensou por um momento. Sabia que sabia — só tinha de se lembrar. "Biblioteca!", disse finalmente. O professor sorriu. Soube-se logo que Tom tinha estudado.
The second question was harder. "How do you say 'library'?" Tom thought for a moment. He knew that he knew — he just had to remember. "Biblioteca!" he finally said. The teacher smiled. It was immediately apparent that Tom had studied.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soube | knew / found out (preterite of saber) |
| sabia | knew / used to know (imperfect of saber) |
| soubeste | you found out (preterite of saber) |
| soubemos | we knew / found out (preterite of saber) |
| souberam | they knew / found out (preterite of saber) |
| sabias | you knew (imperfect) |
| sabíamos | we knew (imperfect) |
| sabiam | they knew (imperfect) |
| soube-se logo | it was immediately apparent |
| há seis meses | six months ago |
| diário | diary / journal |
| prova | test / exam |
| português | Portuguese (language/nationality) |
| conjugações | conjugations (verb forms) |
| preparado | prepared / ready |
| professor | teacher / professor |
| resposta | answer / reply |
| pergunta | question |
| difícil | difficult |
| lembrar | to remember |
| biblioteca | library |
| sorriu | smiled (preterite of sorrir) |
| colegas | classmates / colleagues |
| tomar café | to have a coffee |
| tarde | afternoon |
| suficiente | enough / sufficient |
| mais tarde | later |
| escreveu | wrote (preterite of escrever) |
| pensava | thought / used to think (imperfect) |
| quase | almost / nearly |
| sei | I know (present of saber) |
| algumas | some (feminine plural) |
| entrar | to enter / to go in |
| momento | moment |
| finalmente | finally |
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