Eliana
Rui- Raul: Olá, Alice. Raul: Hello Alice.
- Está tudo bem contigo? Is everything [going] well with you?
- Alice: Olá, Raul. Alice: Hi Raul.
- Sim, e contigo? Yes, and with you?
- Raul: Também. Raul: Same here.
- O que estás aqui a fazer? What are you doing here?
- Alice: Estou a escolher um livro para comprar. Alice: I'm choosing a book to buy.
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Vocabulary
acontecerto happen acreditarto believe alguémsomebody, someone as aplicaçõesapplications assuntoSubject, topic, matter, point atirarto throw, shoot, fling AutoajudaSelf-help chamadocalled, named ChataAnnoying, boring (fem.) ConhecidoKnown, well-known desinstalarto uninstall o dinheiromoney, cash escolherto choose excetoexcept fantasiacostume Ficção científicaScience fiction o fogofire funcionarto function, work, run o geloice GéneroKind, type, genre queixarto complain recomendarto recommend rirto laugh o segredosecret noun a sérieseries, TV show TalvezMaybe a últimathe latest, the last one
Expressions
Estou com vontadeI'm in the mood, I feel like Na mesmaStill, Anyway, All the same Se queres que te digaIf you ask me, If you want me to tell you sing.,inf. Longe de mim fazer issoFar be it from me to do that
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Comments
Poor Raul getting rejected at the end
Hi
I wonder if you could tell me when to use “rir” and when to use “rir-se”, please? Or are they interchangeable?
Thank you
Debbie
Olá, Debbie. Rir is generally considered a reflexive verb, so you should use the appropriate reflexive pronoun, which varies per person (1st, 2nd, 3rd person, singular or plural). Using “rir” without any reflexive pronoun usually only happens when you’re talking about the act itself, impersonally. For example: “Rir é o melhor remédio” (laughing/laughter is the best medicine).
In this dialogue, there’s the line “Promete que não te vais rir”, which makes it seem like “rir” is on its own. Actually, the reflexive pronoun is right there — te (second-person singular). But since the sentence is in the negative, it was pushed to the front, instead of appearing as rir-te. Tricky!
Here’s a Learning Note on reflexive pronouns: Reflexive Pronouns
Thank you , Joseph.
I did realise that rir was reflexive in this passage but I thought I had seen it used elsewhere in a non- reflexive way.
Many thanks – your explanations are always great!
Best wishes
Debbie
You’re very welcome, Debbie. Thank you too! 🙂