Eliana
Rui- Andreia: Despacha-te! Andreia: Hurry up!
- Se continuas a demorar, vamos perder o avião! If you keep taking your time, we'll miss the plane!
- Filipe: A que horas é o voo? Filipe: What time is the flight?
- Andreia: Daqui a 2 horas! Andreia: In 2 hours!
- Compra os bilhetes do autocarro, Buy the bus tickets,
- enquanto eu levanto dinheiro aqui ao lado. while I withdraw money next door.
- Filipe: Olá, boa tarde. Filipe: Hello, good afternoon.
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Vocabulary
o aeroportoairport o autocarrobus o aviãoairplane o bilheteticket calmacalm o comboiotrain ControladoControlled CorreriaHurry, rush demasiadotoo much demorarto take time, last, linger DiretoDirect, live EngraçadoFunny esperarto hope, wait feitodone, made ItinerárioItinerary a linhaline LugaresPlaces, seats mudarto change, move, switch perderto lose, miss, waste a porta de embarqueboarding gate, departure gate pressarush trocarto change, exchange, replace, switch a viagemtrip, journey o vooflight
Expressions
Anda!Come on!, Let's go!, Go ahead! De repentesuddenly Despacha-te!Hurry up! Deve estar mesmo a chegarIt should be arriving any moment, It should be about to arrive Cheio de pressaIn a hurry (Literal: Full of hurry) O quê?!What!? Daqui a duas horasIn two hours Cerca deApproximately, about Já estáThat's it, Done, Got it, There you go Ainda bemI'm glad, Thank goodness, Just as well, Good thing
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Comments
Hi there – In the example below from the shorty, why is ‘à’ used rather than ‘para’? Can both be used to express movement towards a destination?
e.g. Apanhamos a linha vermelha até à Alameda
Thanks in advance!
Olá 🙂 You can use either one in this context. “Apanhamos a linha vermelha até à Alameda” = Apanhamos a linha vermelha para a Alameda”.
Excellent as always thanks. Your efforts are appreciated. The query with this one comes with the differing translations of Não me irrites!. According to your translation ‘Don’t make me angry’ is a term somebody (except the Incredible Hulk.) might feel comfortable using anywhere with anybody. But Google translate gives a much harsher and more aggressive translation ‘Don’t p*** me off’ which may not be so flexible (or welcome). Which of those two translations are the Portuguese likely to assume it means? Thanks.
Thanks for your comment 🙂 “Não me irrites” is definitely not as harsh as Google Translate makes it out to be. The verb irritar is not a swear word, not even a mild one.
I would assume a more accurate translation of “Não me irrites” would be “Don’t irritate me”?
Awesome – thanks Joseph! 🙂
Why is it: A que horas? and not As quais horas? Thanks!
Olá! I’m not sure that there is a clear ‘why’ to this. Both ‘que’ and ‘qual’ are theoretically applicable here, but ‘que’ is the only standard choice. This also happens in English, for example, where we ask “What time is it?”, not “Which time is it?”.
On the other hand, ‘A’ could never be ‘As’ here. This ‘A’ is a preposition, so it is by definition an invariable word. ‘As’ is a definite article (‘the’), so it is not applicable in this sentence 🙂
Perhaps even “Don’t annoy me”, which carries even lesser weight.
Olá. “Don’t irritate me” is a more direct translation, but not necessarily more (or less) accurate. All proposed translations may fall within the range of what “Não me irrites” could express, although the expression tends to point to ‘anger’ more so than ‘mild annoyance’.
I was sat on the window seat on the linha de cascais train whilst completing this shortie exercise, so very relevant!!