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As Sardinhas Que Fumavam

The Sardines That Smoked

Hoping for a calm, vegetarian dining experience at a local Portuguese restaurant, Sr. John gets thrown off guard by unprofessional service and a problem with his order! Find out how he deals with these challenges, and learn lots of vocabulary and expressions to use the next time you’re dining out.

  • 00:00:00Intro
  • 00:00:53Section 1
  • 00:02:17Section 2
  • 00:04:01Section 3
  • 00:04:40Section 4
  • 00:06:28Section 5
  • 00:08:15Section 6
  • 00:10:04Section 7
  • 00:11:59Section 8
  • 00:13:12Section 9
  • 00:14:20Section 10
  • 00:16:16Transition to discussion
  • 00:17:04Discussion: Sections 1 and 2
  • 00:24:56Discussion: Sections 3 and 4
  • 00:29:06Discussion: Sections 5 and 6
  • 00:34:18Discussion: Sections 7 and 8
  • 00:37:53Discussion: Sections 9 and 10
  • 00:41:02Closing Comments
  • 00:41:39The Typical Portuguese Farewell

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  • 00:00:01Rui: Olá a todos! Bem-vindos a mais um episódio de Practice Portuguese. Rui: Hello, everyone! Welcome to another episode of Practice Portuguese.
  • 00:00:07Joel: Practice Portuguese in the house. Joel: Practice Portuguese in the house.
  • 00:00:09R: Olá, Joel. R: Hi, Joel.
  • 00:00:10J: Olá, Rui. J: Hi, Rui.
  • 00:00:11R: Hoje temos um episódio que é um diálogo... R: Today, we've got an episode which is a dialogue...
  • 00:00:15J: Certo. J: Right.
  • 00:00:16R: ...num restaurante. Hoje não é um artigo, é mais um diálogo. R: ...in a restaurant. It's not an article today, it's another dialogue.
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Vocabulary
O arroz de patoDuck risotto. o autoclismoThe toilet flush system o Bairro Altoneighbourhood in downtown Lisbon, known for its nightlife O biscateOdd job, one-off paid service, as a way to make some extra cash A broa de milhoA type of heavy, very dense corn bread. A caneta esferográficaBallpoint pen. a carta de vinhosthe wine list in a restaurant O Colombo (Centro Comercial) A very large and popular shopping centre in the outskirts of Lisbon (Benfica) . o couverta French term commonly used in Portugal that refers to the starters or appetizers served before the main dishes douradasea bream a formashape, form, way, baking mould interjeiçãointerjection As pataniscas de bacalhauCodfish cakes. o polvo à lagareiroa Portuguese dish with octopus and lots of olive oil O queijo de NisaCheese from the Portuguese town of Nisa, in the inner countryside. o refrigerantesoda, soft drink RobaloSea bass a tascatraditional Portuguese tavern or restaurant uma imperiala small draft beer Southern Portugal O vocativoThe vocative.
Expressions
pratos do diadishes of the day, daily specials Raios partam!Damnit! És fresco, és!You're fresh, you are! Informal way of saying that someone is naughty, sassy, or bold estar à rascato be struggling with something, desperate for something very informal Topar miúdasChecking out girls slang ComprometidoCommitted estar na boato be cool, chill, at ease, all good Bom proveitoEnjoy Mas que raio...?What the heck...? What on earth...? cortar às rodelasto cut something in circular slices Dar um jeitinhoTo help someone, to do a favour, to pull some strings. ganhar uns trocosto make a few bucks o chico-espertoSmarty-pants, smart aleck, smart ass TotóA milder way of calling someone an idiot, stupid or silly. Fazer a vontadeTo do what someone wants you to do, to humour someone, to give in to them.
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