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- André: Ontem tivemos muita sorte! André: Yesterday we were very lucky!
- Sofia: Pois foi. Nunca pensei que nos arranjassem uma mesa para 6 pessoas àquela hora. Sofia: We sure were. I never thought we would get a table for 6 people at that hour.
- André: Pois, também não estava à espera que o Pedro e a Bárbara viessem ter connosco. André: Well, I didn't expect Pedro and Bárbara to come join us either.
- Sofia: Mas ainda bem que vieram. Estava com imensas saudades deles! Sofia: But I'm glad they came. I really missed them!
- André: E aonde é que foste depois do almoço? André: And where did you go after lunch?
- Sofia: Fui passear com o Bernardo. Fizemos uma caminhada até à praia e, depois, estivemos lá à conversa. Sofia: I went for a walk with Bernardo. We went for a walk to the beach and then we chatted there.
- André: Que bom! André: How nice!
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Expressions
Fazer anosto have a birthday estar à esperato be waiting, to be expecting Qualquer coisaAnything, something A sério?Really?, Seriously? Estou com saudades deI miss, I'm longing for Ainda bem queI'm glad that Que giroHow cool, How cute, How nice Que bomThat's good, How nice PoisYeah, Well, Right Ainda bemI'm glad, Thank goodness, Just as well, Good thing ir viver para forato go live abroad 
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Comments
“Viessem ter” em A2?
There are 2 lines in which we use conjuntivo forms in this Shorty, which are typically considered above the A2 level. The CEFR ratings are just an estimate, as natural language usually falls across multiple levels at once. We felt that overall this dialogue fit better in A2, despite there being some elements of more advanced grammar. We’ll continue to gauge feedback on this, though!
At 1:00 André says “se é”? Or “sim é”? If he really says “se é”, what does that mean?
Olá 🙂 André does say “se é”. This is an idiomatic and emphatic way of confirming the previous idea. Like saying “Oh yes, she is!”
Can you please explain
Why the imperfect subjunctive is used in the sentence “Nunca pensei que nos arranjassem uma mesa”
The translation says “I never thought that we would get a table for 6 which doesnt seem be identical.´
It seems that a more correct translation would be “I never thought they might get/arrange us a table for 6 “.
Could the word conseguiríamos have been used as a replacement for nos arranjassem ?
Many thanks
Simon
In negative subordinate clauses, the verb ‘pensar’ generally asks for the subjunctive by default. The conditional (e.g. your proposed ‘conseguiríamos’) is seen occasionally, but not recommended in European Portuguese (it does seem more common in Brazilian Portuguese). So, if you would like to use an alternative wording, you could go for ‘conseguíssemos’.
– Nunca pensei que conseguíssemos uma mesa.
In any case, the current sentence & translation are sufficiently aligned in terms of the general idea that is expressed.
Another question in the same sentence:
“Pois foi. Nunca pensei que nos arranjassem uma mesa para 6 pessoas àquela hora.”
Shouldn’t it be “que nos arranjassemos” instead of “que nos arrangassem”?
Or is there a hidden subject “eles” (ie “que eles nos arranjassem”)
Olá! It’s definitely “que nos arranjassem” in this case, as they are referring to an implicit “eles” (they), the restaurant workers. To use “arranjássemos” here, you’d need to use “nós”, which is not to be mistaken with “nos” – the accent, or lack of it, is enough to make it a different word! 🙂 So, basically:
– Nunca pensei que [eles] nos arranjassem…
– Nunca pensei que nós arranjássemos… – in this alternative wording, ‘nós’ can also be optionally omitted.