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Umas Férias em Évora

A Holiday in Évora

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Umas Férias em Évora

A Holiday in Évora

Rui sends a letter to his friend Maria. Follow along as he asks about her life and tries to convince her to join him on his next holiday in Évora.

  • Viseu, 6 de junho de 2019 Viseu, June 6, 2019
  • Querida Maria, Dear Maria,
  • Espero que esteja tudo bem contigo e com a tua família. I hope you and your family are doing well.
  • Como é que estão as coisas aí em Lisboa? As férias já estão quase a chegar, não é? How are things there in Lisbon? Vacations are almost here, aren't they?
  • Eu vou ter as minhas férias no mês de julho e já nem posso esperar por um tempo de descanso, I'm going to have my vacation in the month of July and I can't wait for a rest period,
  • pois tenho tido uma vida muito agitada no hospital e em casa. since I've been having a very hectic life at the hospital and at home.
  • E tu, como é que têm sido os teus dias na escola? And you, how have your days been at the school?
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Vocabulary
AfamadoFamous, distinguished o ano letivoSchool year, academic year aíthere close to listener BeijinhosKisses (diminutive) , used when saying goodbye a capelachapel a cartaletter a cidadecity ConcretamenteSpecifically a culturaculture, cultivation DescansoRest a escolaschool a EuropaEurope experimentarto try out, taste, experience a experiênciaexperience a famíliafamily as fériasvacations, holidays a históriahistory, story a igrejachurch julhoJuly o lagolake novamenteagain, once more obrigatoriamentenecessarily, mandatorily a oportunidadeopportunity, chance os ossosBones o patrimónioheritage, patrimony, legacy o paíscountry o pessoalgroup of people or friends, folks, staff, personnel QueridaDear, honey fem., term of endearment a regiãoregion a respostaanswer, response o templotemple TípicoTypical, traditional, classic a universidadeuniversity
Expressions
Espero que esteja tudo bem contigo e com a tua família.I hope you and your family are doing well Já nem posso esperarCan't wait for Daquilo que pesquiseiFrom what I researched No que diz respeito à culturaAs far as culture is concerned Património Imaterial da UNESCOUNESCO Intangible Heritage
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