A1 — Beginner·3 min read·Everyday Life·introductions

O que gostas?

Sara e Mark falam sobre o que gostam e não gostam numa primeira conversa em Lisboa.

Theme verbgostar—to like

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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation

Sara e Mark são novos colegas. Mark é americano e gosta muito de Portugal. "Gostas de música?" pergunta Sara. "Gosto muito! Gosto de jazz e de rock. E tu?" "Gosto de fado. É a música tradicional portuguesa."

Sara and Mark are new colleagues. Mark is American and really likes Portugal. "Do you like music?" asks Sara. "I like it a lot! I like jazz and rock. And you?" "I like fado. It's the traditional Portuguese music."

"Gostas de desporto?" pergunta Mark. "Gosto de andar de bicicleta. Não gosto muito de futebol." Mark ri. "Não gostas de futebol? Em Portugal, toda a gente gosta de futebol!" "Não toda a gente!" responde Sara, a rir também.

"Do you like sports?" asks Mark. "I like cycling. I don't like football much." Mark laughs. "You don't like football? In Portugal, everyone likes football!" "Not everyone!" replies Sara, also laughing.

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Vocabulary Glossary

WordMeaning
gostar deto like (always + de)
não gostar deto not like
músicamusic
desportosport
toda a genteeveryone

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