Clara Veio a Sintra
A visita de Clara à avó em Sintra, contada no passado. Repara como "vem" (presente) se torna "vinha" ou "veio".
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Naquele sábado, Clara veio de Lisboa a Sintra visitar a avó. Veio de comboio, como sempre — todos os meses vinha de propósito para passar o dia com ela. O namorado, Tiago, não veio. "Vou ao futebol", disse ele. Clara veio sozinha.
That Saturday, Clara came from Lisbon to Sintra to visit her grandmother. She came by train, as always — every month she came on purpose to spend the day with her. Her boyfriend Tiago did not come. "I'm going to football," he said. Clara came alone.
Quando chegou, a avó veio à porta. "Clara! Que bom que vieste!" As duas almoçaram juntas e falaram durante horas. Depois do café, a avó disse que os primos de Clara vinham no dia seguinte, de Coimbra. "Vieram de propósito para te ver."
When she arrived, her grandmother came to the door. "Clara! How lovely that you came!" The two of them had lunch together and talked for hours. After coffee, her grandmother said that Clara's cousins were coming the next day, from Coimbra. "They came on purpose to see you."
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| veio | came (preterite of vir, 3rd person) |
| vieste | you came (preterite of vir, 2nd person) |
| vim | I came (preterite of vir) |
| viemos | we came (preterite of vir) |
| vieram | they came (preterite of vir) |
| vinha | used to come / was coming (imperfect) |
| vinhas | you used to come (imperfect) |
| vínhamos | we used to come (imperfect) |
| vinham | they used to come (imperfect) |
| ainda não tinha vindo | had not yet come (pluperfect) |
| apanhou | caught / took (preterite of apanhar) |
| comboio | train |
| Sintra | Sintra (historic town near Lisbon) |
| avó | grandmother |
| namorado | boyfriend |
| futebol | football / soccer |
| sozinha | alone (feminine) |
| chegou | arrived (preterite of chegar) |
| porta | door |
| almoçaram | had lunch (preterite of almoçar) |
| juntas | together (feminine plural) |
| falaram | talked / spoke (preterite of falar) |
| horas | hours |
| café | coffee (the drink) / café |
| primos | cousins |
| Coimbra | Coimbra (Portuguese city) |
| de propósito | on purpose / especially to |
| caminho | way / path / journey |
| pensou | thought (preterite of pensar) |
| sempre que podia | whenever she could |
| suficiente | enough / sufficient |
| próxima vez | next time |
| trazer | to bring |
| ainda | yet / still |
| hora | time / hour |
| mudar | to change |
| Lisboa | Lisbon (capital of Portugal) |
| último | last |
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