Joel- Joel: És do Algarve, não é? Joel: You're from the Algarve, aren't you?
- Melissa: Sim, de Quarteira. Melissa: Yes, from Quarteira.
- Joel: Sabes alguma expressão que seja só utilizada aqui Joel: Do you know any expressions that are only used here
- e não em Lisboa, por exemplo? and not in Lisbon, for example?
- Melissa: "Quando passares, dá-me de vaia." Melissa: 'When you pass by, give me a shout.' (i.e. say hello, call for me)
- Joel: O quê? Joel: What?
- Melissa: "Quando passares por casa, dá-me de vaia." Melissa: 'When you pass my house, give me a shout.' (lit. give me a boo)
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Vocabulary
AlgarveThe southernmost region of Portugal algarvioof or pertaining to the Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal darto give engraçadafunny, amusing sing.,fem. as ervilhaspeas griséuspeas colloq., Algarve gritarto shout, to scream passarto pass, spendtime, give o sotaqueaccent spoken a vaiaboo
Expressions
a gentethe people, everybody, we, us inf. da terralocal, from the land, from the countryside Mais uma vezOnce again, One more time O que é que quer dizer?What does it mean?, What do you sing. form. mean?, What do you sing. form. want to say? Dá-me de vaiaGive me a shout, Boo me colloq., Algarve
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