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- Carla: Miguel, eu preciso de ajuda com uma coisa. Carla: Miguel, I need help with something.
- Miguel: Então, Carla, de que precisas? Miguel: Ok then, Carla, what do you need?
- Carla: Sabes alguma coisa sobre plantas? Carla: Do you know anything about plants?
- Miguel: Plantas? Um pouco. Porquê? Miguel: Plants? A little. Why?
- Carla: A minha planta não quer crescer. Carla: My plant doesn't want to grow.
- Eu ando a regar todos os dias, I've been watering it every day,
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Vocabulary
o adubofertilizer as borras de cafécoffee grounds cascapeel, shell, bark crescerto grow, grow up regarto water, irrigate a terrasoil, earth, land
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Comments
A bit silly, but useful for me. Bring them on!
Can you please explain to me when I should use ter que and ter de? When I look at the English translations in the lesson they seem to mean the same thing, but I’m guessing I’m missing a difference. Thank you!
Sure! For the most part, “ter de” and “ter que” are used interchangeably nowadays, which is why they tend to be translated similarly.
Here’s a forum thread where we further explain the potential differences between the two forms: Ter de vs. ter que | Practice Portuguese Forum
Thank you for the response!