Natacha
Pedro- Pedro: Olá Natália! Pedro: Hello Natalia!
- Natália: Olá Pedro. Como é que estás? Natália: Hi Pedro. How are you?
- Pedro: Estou bem, obrigado. E tu? Pedro: I'm fine, thank you. And you?
- Natália: Também estou bem. Queres ir almoçar comigo? Natália: I'm fine too. Do you want to have lunch with me?
- Pedro: Pode ser, pois assim podemos aproveitar para conversar. Pedro: Sure, because then we can take the opportunity to talk.
- Natália: Conheço dois bons restaurantes nesta parte da cidade. Queres comer peixe ou carne? Natália: I know two good restaurants in this part of town. Do you want to eat fish or meat?
- Pedro: Hoje apetece-me comer peixe. Estou com saudades de comer um bom prato de bacalhau. Pedro: I feel like eating fish today. I miss eating a good cod dish.
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Vocabulary
almoçarto have lunch o bacalhaucodfish as bebidasdrinks, beverages a bicathe espresso regional term, spout a carnemeat conversarto talk, chat, converse a dosedose, portion, serving a mesatable o peixefish sing. a refeiçãomeal a ruastreet a sobremesadessert Sumo de laranjaOrange juice
Expressions
a bicathe espresso regional term, spout Com certezaCertainly, Of course, Absolutely, Sure Bom proveito!Enjoy! Estou com saudades deI miss, I'm longing for
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Comments
Excellent exercise conversation, pronunciations, vocabulary and quiz. E.U. gusto mutton para aprender
When Maria asks for a table for 2, she uses the Pretérito imperfeito conjugation of the verb querer. Porque? Why not simple presente tense?
I’m just a learner like you but it’s considered a polite way of asking for something…Queríamos uma mesa, is like saying We would like a table. I hope this helps!
Never mind. I realized the imperative is the same. Oops
Still confused as I’m sure this is the Pretérito imperfeito conjugation of the verb querer. “Natália: Boa tarde. Queríamos uma mesa para duas pessoas.”
It is the Pretérito imperfeito, you’re absolutely right. And we often use it to sound extra polite. The simple present can sound a bit harsh when you’re making a request. And this is actually the same as in English. Many people would rather start a request with “I would like” than with “I want”. This “I would like” bit, in Portuguese, can be translated to the imperfeito “Queria” (verb querer) or to the conditional “Gostaria” (verb gostar). The former is more commonly used.
“Estou com saudade(s)” would be a good addition to the Expressions listed! Can you use that in any form, like “I miss watching movies”, “I miss going to the beach”, as well as “I miss you”? Thanks 🙂
Thanks, I just added it! And yes, it can be used broadly, including all the examples you gave. 🙂
Why is it not “apeteço-me” ?
This seems more logical to me as it translates as I feel like eating fish today. Apetece-me doesn’t seem logical.
Good question. The only reason why your logic doesn’t apply is that apetecer is generally considered an impersonal verb. So, in a sentence with apetecer, instead of us being the subject, we are actually the indirect object (and the direct object is the thing we want). That explains why you don’t see “Eu apetece”, but “apetece-me” (Clitic Pronouns: Me & Te ).
“Apeteço-me” exists as well, but it means that you feel like eating yourself! 🙂
I was just congratulating myself that I could understand the beginner shorties when I came across this one. I had to slow it right down to understand most of it. Are they speaking more quickly then usual? It feels like it but perhaps it’s just me being dense! I had to look up bom proveito (enjoy your meal?) And dose de sardinhas but I am still not sure that that means. Perhaps these could be added to the vocabulary?
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Hi Chris, you’re right, this one is more complicated. Maybe we should bump it up a level. Don’t worry, you’re not being dense! These difficulty levels are always an estimate because there are so many factors that go into what makes something difficult.
Don’t forget that as a member you can click on the “Translate” toggle to see the English translation below the script. I’ll add “dose” and “bom proveito” to the lists, though! Those would be good to highlight. “Dose” means “dose”, but in this context it’s referring to an order/portion/serving of sardines. Thanks so much for your feedback so that we could improve this one!
Thank you Molly. I had forgotten about the translation toggle. I like to see how much I can understand before looking at the transcript and this time I had to work really hard! Thanks for your prompt reply.
At the beginning of each Shortie, I think I hear “Practice Portuguese, bom tu com”
What does “bom tu com” mean, or am I not hearing it correctly?
It’s actually “ponto com”, meaning “dot com” (PracticePortuguese.com) 😊
haha, I was hearing bom tu com too! Thanks for clarifying, Molly.
OMG, that’s funny,
Thanks!
why is it bacalhau com nataS? The plural of nata?
A Natália queria comer um dose de sardinhas assadas. Não conheço a Natalia, mas parece-me muito. Normalmente um dose será para duas pessoas, não é?
I guess it depends on the restaurant and on hungry you are! “Uma dose” could be translated to “one serving” so I’d say it’s made for one person. However, in traditional restaurants it is common to ask if “uma dose” is enough for two, since those servings may be big enough to share. Maybe Natália was really hungry!… Also, overtime, sardine servings have been decreasing in number of units. So it’s possible that one serving could be enough for her alone! 🙂
Thank you, Relógio. I am asking because I regularly see uma dose and meia dose on the menu. And it always turned out that a meia dose was for one person. But you are right to suggest to ask .