A Entrega
Um estafeta tem de entregar um pacote misterioso em Mouraria e o conteúdo revela-se uma surpresa inesperada.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
Afonso trabalha como estafeta em Lisboa. Na sexta-feira de manhã, recebe uma encomenda especial: um pacote embrulhado em papel castanho, sem nome de remetente. O endereço é uma rua estreita em Mouraria. O pacote é pesado para o seu tamanho — e algo dentro parece mexer-se.
Afonso works as a courier in Lisbon. On Friday morning, he receives a special order: a parcel wrapped in brown paper, with no sender's name. The address is a narrow street in Mouraria. The parcel is heavy for its size — and something inside seems to move.
Afonso fica nervoso. Olha para o pacote com desconfiança. Mexe-se outra vez. Afonso pensa em abri-lo, mas é estafeta — não pode abrir as encomendas dos clientes. Decide entregar e ver o que acontece.
Afonso becomes nervous. He looks at the parcel with suspicion. It moves again. Afonso thinks about opening it, but he is a courier — he cannot open customers' parcels. He decides to deliver it and see what happens.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entrega | delivery |
| entregar | to deliver, to hand over |
| trabalha | works (3rd person singular present of trabalhar) |
| trabalhar | to work |
| estafeta | courier, delivery person |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| sexta-feira | Friday |
| manhã | morning |
| recebe | receives (3rd person singular present of receber) |
| receber | to receive |
| encomenda | parcel, package |
| especial | special |
| pacote | parcel, packet |
| embrulhado | wrapped (past participle of embrulhar) |
| embrulhar | to wrap |
| papel | paper |
| castanho | brown |
| sem | without |
| nome | name |
| remetente | sender |
| endereço | address |
| rua | street |
| estreita | narrow (feminine) |
| Mouraria | Mouraria (historic neighbourhood in Lisbon) |
| pesado | heavy |
| tamanho | size |
| algo | something |
| dentro | inside |
| parece | seems (3rd person singular present of parecer) |
| parecer | to seem, to appear |
| mexer-se | to move (oneself) |
| mexer | to move, to stir |
| fica | becomes; stays (3rd person singular present of ficar) |
| ficar | to stay; to become |
| nervoso | nervous |
| olha | looks (3rd person singular present of olhar) |
| olhar | to look |
| desconfiança | suspicion, distrust |
| outra | another, other (feminine) |
| vez | time (occurrence) |
| outra vez | again |
| pensa | thinks (3rd person singular present of pensar) |
| pensar | to think |
| abri-lo | to open it (abrir + lo) |
| abrir | to open |
| pode | can (3rd person singular present of poder) |
| poder | to be able to, can |
| encomendas | parcels, packages (plural) |
| clientes | clients, customers (plural) |
| cliente | client, customer |
| decide | decides (3rd person singular present of decidir) |
| decidir | to decide |
| ver | to see |
| acontece | happens (3rd person singular present of acontecer) |
| acontecer | to happen |
| chega | arrives (3rd person singular present of chegar) |
| chegar | to arrive |
| toca | rings (3rd person singular present of tocar) |
| tocar | to ring; to touch; to play (instrument) |
| campainha | doorbell |
| abre | opens (3rd person singular present of abrir) |
| porta | door |
| senhora | lady, woman; Mrs. |
| idosa | elderly (feminine) |
| olhos | eyes (plural of olho) |
| brilham | shine (3rd person plural present of brilhar) |
| brilhar | to shine |
| grita | shouts (3rd person singular present of gritar) |
| gritar | to shout |
| tartaruga | turtle, tortoise |
| minha | my (feminine) |
| voltou | came back (3rd person singular past of voltar) |
| voltar | to return, to come back |
| percebe | understands; realizes (3rd person singular present of perceber) |
| perceber | to understand, to realize |
| misterioso | mysterious |
| animal | animal |
| vivo | alive; live |
| perdido | lost (past participle of perder) |
| sorri | smiles (3rd person singular present of sorrir) |
| sorrir | to smile |
| sente | feels (3rd person singular present of sentir) |
| sentir | to feel |
| orgulho | pride |
| orgulhoso | proud |
| trabalho | work, job |
| nem | not even; nor |
| sempre | always |
| simples | simple |
| importante | important |
| muito | very; a lot |
| feliz | happy |
| veterinário | vet |
| avaliação | rating, review |
| cinco | five |
| estrelas | stars (plural of estrela) |
| melhor | best; better |
| dia | day |
| entregamos | we deliver (present of entregar) |
| entregaste | you delivered (past of entregar, tu form) |
| entregámos | we delivered (past of entregar) |
| entregaram | they delivered (past of entregar) |
| entregarei | I will deliver (future of entregar) |
| entregarás | you will deliver (future of entregar, tu form) |
| entregaremos | we will deliver (future of entregar) |
| entregarão | they will deliver (future of entregar) |
| entregando | delivering (gerund of entregar) |
| está | is (3rd person singular present of estar) |
| estar | to be (temporary state/location) |
| é | is (3rd person singular present of ser) |
| ser | to be (permanent/essential) |
| seu | his, her, its; your (formal) |
| não | no; not |
| depois | after, afterwards |
| faz | does; makes (3rd person singular present of fazer) |
| fazer | to do, to make |
| como | as; like; how |
| para | for; to; in order to |
| seu tamanho | its size |
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