Eduardo
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- Guarda da GNR: Bom dia, Sr. condutor. Guard of the GNR: Good morning, driver. (with respect)
- Condutor: Bom dia, Sr. guarda. Como está? Driver: Good morning, officer. (with respect) How are you?
- Guarda da GNR: Bem, obrigado. Sr. condutor, tem consigo os seus documentos e os documentos da viatura? Guard of the GNR: Well, thank you. Driver, do you have your documents and the vehicle documents with you?
- Condutor: Sim, sim. Aqui tem o meu cartão de cidadão. Driver: Yes, yes. Here is my citizen card.
- Guarda da GNR: OK, está muito bem. A sua carta de condução, por favor! Guard of the GNR: OK, very well. Your driver's license, please!
- Condutor: Ah! Claro. Aqui está, Sr. guarda. Driver: Ah! Of course. Here it is, officer.
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Vocabulary
arrumarto arrange, set, tidy, store a bagageiraluggage compartment, trunk, boot bebidas alcoólicasalcoholic beverages caducarto expire, lapse a carta de conduçãodriving license Cartão de CidadãoCitizen Card o colete refletorreflective vest o comprovativo da inspeçãoproof of inspection o condutordriver masc. a condutoradriver fem. o documento único automóvelvehicle registration document, single automobile document embriagadodrunk, intoxicated o lembretereminder livretesmall book, also sometimes refers to a vehicle's registration documents quasealmost, about to o seguroinsurance o triângulo de emergênciaemergency triangle a viaturavehicle, car o vidroglass
Expressions
Com certezaCertainly, Of course, Absolutely, Sure GNR - Guarda Nacional RepublicanaNational Republican Guard, the military counterpart of the police force Aqui temHere you go sing.,formal em diaUp to date
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Comments
I know that some letters are swallowed but condutor sounds like contor in the script but when I highlight the word and check I can hear all the letters. Very confusing.
I understand! It can definitely be more challenging to understand words in connected speech. It is indeed “condutor”, but that “u” vowel is quite reduced here. The sounds “d” and “t” are produced very similarly / in the same part of the mouth, so the “u” gets a bit lost in the transition.
This is a normal (but frustrating!) part of learning a language. In everyday speech, most people do not enunciate every sound. In European Portuguese unstressed syllables and closed vowels are especially prone to this effect. (And in this case, the similarity of “t” and “d” makes it extra tricky.)
Great idea to search it in the translator tool so you can hear a slower version. That’s a good approach!