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Encontro No Ginásio

Encounter At The Gym

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Encontro No Ginásio

Encounter At The Gym

Ricardo recognizes an old classmate at the gym. Explore the variety of uses of the verb andar throughout their conversation.

  • Ricardo: Eu acho que te conheço… Ricardo: I think I know you…
  • Rute: Nem tentes! Já ando aqui há muito tempo e já ouvi essa antes. Rute: Don't even try! I've been around here for a long time and I've heard that one before.
  • Ricardo: Não é nada disso! Não estou a tentar engatar-te. Acho que andámos na mesma escola… Ricardo: It's not like that! I'm not trying to hit on you. I think we went to the same school…
  • Rute: É possível. Rute: It's possible.
  • Ricardo: Andaste na Escola Secundária João de Deus, não foi? Ricardo: You went to João de Deus Secondary School, didn't you?
  • Rute: Sim, andei. Tu também? Rute: Yes, I did. You did too?
  • Ricardo: Sim! Sou o Ricardo. Eu andava no clube de teatro. Ricardo: Yes, I'm Ricardo. I was in the drama club.
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Vocabulary
aindastill, yet, even a aulaclass, lesson, lecture demasiadotoo much a desculpaexcuse noun encontrar-seTo meet, to find oneself engatarto hit on, hook up slang inscrever-seto enroll, to sign up, to subscribe jáalready, yet, right now, ever lembrar-seto remember RecentementeRecently tentarto try treinarto practice, to train, to work out
Expressions
Espero que simI hope so Não faz malNo problem, That's okay, No harm done Quer dizerI mean, That is to say DesculpaSorry, excuse me inf. Como o tempo passa!How time goes by!, How time flies! andar comto go out with, date
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Comments

  • Porque diz Rute “já ouvi essa antes”? A que se refere esta “essa”? Porque não se diz “isso”?

    • Olá! A Rute disse “já ouvi essa antes” porque pensou que o Ricardo estava a usar uma frase de engate, ou em ingês, uma pick-up line. Basicamente, é uma forma mais simples/curta de dizer «Já ouvi essa frase antes».

  • It’s probably explained somewhere, but I can’t find it (sorry).
    I am confused by these two phrases:
    Andaste na Escola Secundária João de Deus, não foi?
    and Tu andavas com a Rita, não era?
    What determines these verb forms and why can it not be “não é”?
    Thank you for your help!

    • Olá! The final “não é” is being made to agree with the tense of the main verb in the sentence, because this generally sounds more coherent for us. Looking up this topic, I didn’t find any objection to just assuming “não é” as an invariable element, but it would be a less common choice.

      So, the simple past is used in the first case and the imperfect in the second. And we would preferably use “não é” in sentences written in the present tense, or eventually the future. For the latter, we also have the option of using “não vai” if the future is structured in its ‘informal’ form, using the verb ir as an auxiliary. For example:
      – O concerto é amanhã, não é? (sentence in the present tense)
      – O concerto vai ser amanhã, não vai? (sentence in the informal future tense)
      – O concerto vai ser amanhã, não é? (mixed combination)

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