Ana Era Nova na Empresa
O primeiro dia da Ana no escritório, contado no passado. Observa como "é" (presente) se torna "era" ou "foi" — e como "foi" é partilhado por ser e ir.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Era segunda-feira de manhã. Ana entrou no escritório novo com uma mochila às costas e um sorriso nervoso. Era nova naquela empresa — era a sua primeira semana. O colega que levantou os olhos do computador chamava-se Rui. Era de Lisboa e era programador. Ana apresentou-se: era designer, de Coimbra, mas agora vivia em Lisboa.
It was Monday morning. Ana entered the new office with a backpack on her back and a nervous smile. She was new at that company — it was her first week. The colleague who looked up from his computer was called Rui. He was from Lisbon and was a programmer. Ana introduced herself: she was a designer, from Coimbra, but now lived in Lisbon.
Naquele dia, a equipa era de doze pessoas, mas só eram seis no escritório porque os outros estavam em reunião em Cascais. O escritório era moderno: as paredes eram brancas e as janelas eram grandes. Ana sentiu logo que era um bom lugar para trabalhar — as pessoas eram simpáticas e o trabalho parecia interessante.
That day, the team was twelve people, but there were only six in the office because the others were at a meeting in Cascais. The office was modern: the walls were white and the windows were large. Ana felt straight away that it was a good place to work — the people were friendly and the work seemed interesting.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apresentou-se | introduced himself/herself |
| acolhedoras | welcoming (fem. pl.) |
| tranquilo | calm / quiet |
| começo | beginning / start |
| naquela noite | that night |
| era | was / used to be (imperfect of ser) |
| foram | were / went (preterite of ser/ir) |
| foi | was / went (preterite of ser/ir) |
| eras | you were (imperfect of ser) |
| éramos | we were (imperfect of ser) |
| eram | they were (imperfect of ser) |
| fui | I was (preterite of ser) |
| foste | you were (preterite of ser) |
| segunda-feira | Monday |
| escritório | office |
| mochila | backpack / rucksack |
| costas | back (body part) |
| nervoso | nervous |
| empresa | company / firm |
| semana | week |
| colega | colleague |
| computador | computer |
| programador | programmer / software developer |
| designer | designer |
| Coimbra | Coimbra (Portuguese university city) |
| equipa | team |
| doze | twelve |
| reunião | meeting |
| Cascais | Cascais (coastal town near Lisbon) |
| moderno | modern |
| paredes | walls |
| brancas | white (feminine plural) |
| janelas | windows |
| grandes | large / big (plural) |
| interessante | interesting |
| simpáticas | friendly / nice (feminine plural) |
| director | director / manager |
| prazer | pleasure |
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