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25 De Dezembro

December 25th

For many people, Christmas is the most anticipated time of year. Learn more about how this festive time is celebrated in Portugal.

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  • 00:00:03O Natal é, para muitas pessoas, especialmente para as crianças,
  • 00:00:08a época mais aguardada do ano.
  • 00:00:11Com a chegada da época festiva,
  • 00:00:14as ruas das cidades são iluminadas e enchem-se de magia,
  • 00:00:19as árvores de Natal invadem as casas dos portugueses
  • 00:00:24e o Pai Natal inquieta o imaginário dos mais novos.
  • 00:00:29Nesta festa comemorativa do nascimento de Jesus,
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AmorLove, sweetheart, baby, honey as açõesactions o bacalhaucodfish o cabritobaby goat, kid as castanhaschestnuts A ceiasupper dispensarto dismiss, bypass, do without EsmolasAlms FraternidadeFraternity, fellowship, brotherhood IluminadasLit up, illuminated imaginárioimaginary MagiaMagic a MissaMass Catholic o nascimentobirth, origin, inception o NatalChristmas PagãsPagan (pl.) o Pai NatalSanta Claus, Father Christmas o Papathe Pope pazpeace o peruturkey as prendaspresents o presépionativity scene SalvadorSavior As sobrasleftovers a tradiçãotradition a trocathe exchange árvorestrees A épocaera
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A Distração Perfeita
Cais do Sodré
Estação de São Bento
Jantar em Casa do José
Viver Para Dar aos Outros
Vasco da Gama
Rita E Raquel Vão Ao Cinema
Memórias De Ontem
O Miguel Faz A Vontade À Gisela
Tratado de Tordesilhas

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  • Merry Christmas to the Practice Portuguese team and all fellow Shorty fans. The day wouldn’t be complete without listening to a Shorty – even on Christmas day!

    • The levels are just an estimate, as natural language falls into many different levels, so don’t be discouraged! Plus, the A2 level includes quite a large number of concepts, so even though it seems like a low level, it’s actually quite an accomplishment if you are communicating comfortably at that level.

      This episode does have some B1 elements, as well as some less common vocabulary that you probably wouldn’t come across in daily conversations (since it’s related to Christmas). So while the grammar itself would mostly fall into A2, it’s still going to be a challenge!

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