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A Vida Do Manuel

Manuel's Life

Manuel is a 20-year-old man who studies medicine in Porto. Learn more about his family and how he spends his time.

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  • 00:00:00Olá! Sou o Manuel. Eu sou português e tenho 20 anos.
  • 00:00:11Sou de Lisboa, em Portugal, mas agora vivo no Porto numa residência universitária
  • 00:00:17e frequento o curso de medicina na Universidade do Porto.
  • 00:00:20Tenho uma família grande.
  • 00:00:24O meu pai é médico num hospital em Lisboa e a minha mãe é professora em Cascais.
  • 00:00:31Tenho um irmão e duas irmãs.
  • 00:00:34O meu irmão é mais velho do que eu e é professor de matemática
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agoranow algumsome, any masc. ambosboth masc. os amigosfriends a aulaclass, lesson, lecture os avósgrandparents Banda da escolaSchool band a cidadecity o cinemamovie theatre o concertoconcert Dia a diaDay to day, daily enquantowhile, as long as, whereas a escola secundáriahigh school a famíliafamily o futebolfootball, soccer fériasholidays, vacations grandelarge o hospitalhospital irmãobrother IrmãsSisters mais novoyounger Mais velhoOlder masbut MaternosMaternal o monumentomonument MuseusMuseums mãemother o médicodoctor masc. A músicamusic NormalmenteUsually, normally oferecerTo offer, give outraother, another (fem.) outrasother (fem.) paifather as paixõespassions os passeioswalkways, sidewalks, footpaths PaternosPaternal Património históricoHistorical heritage o paíscountry a praiabeach o problemaproblem professorateacher(female) PurezaPurity quandowhen a regiãoregion Residência universitáriaResidence hall As semanasThe weeks SilêncioSilence tambémalso, too, as well tempotime TradicionalTraditional TípicosTypical a universidadeuniversity vidalife ViolaPortuguese classical guitar váriosseveral, many masc. a zonaarea, zone
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OláHello Por outro ladoOn the other hand Sempre que possoWhenever I can
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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

Comments

  • Hi,
    You have translated “tive algumas aulas de viola” as “I had some [Portuguese classical] guitar lessons”. I wondered if the word should be “violão” rather than viola?
    Best wishes Declan 🙂

    • Hey Declan! Actually, the word ‘violão’ is mostly used in Brazil. In Portugal, we generally stick to ‘viola’ or ‘guitarra’ 🙂

  • Hi Joseph,
    I have come to realise that Google Translate is basically Brazilian Portuguese. However, my Collins dictionary also gave viola as ‘viola’ and ‘violão’ as guitar; hence, my question. Thank you for putting me right! 🙂

    Best wishes
    Declan
    🙂

    • I think you’re right, I’ve adjusted the level. I think we originally set it to B1 because there are a few instances of verb tenses that are typically not covered in A2. However, since most of it can still be understood, I think A2 is a fair way to categorize it. 🙂

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