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O Custo de Vida de Portugal

The Cost of Living in Portugal

Joel and Ana discuss the cost of living in Portugal, highlighting the difference in income needed to live comfortably in Lisbon vs. other areas.

  • Joel: Achas que Portugal é caro para viver? Joel: Do you think Portugal is expensive to live in?
  • Ana: Portugal, para os portugueses, é um país caro. Para os estrangeiros, nem tanto. Ana: Portugal, for the Portuguese, is an expensive country. For foreigners, not so much.
  • Joel: Pois, para quem ganha de fora, ganha dinheiro de fora, é mais acessível. Joel: Well, for those who earn from abroad, earn money from abroad, it's more affordable.
  • Ana: É melhor, exatamente. Ana: It's better, exactly.
  • Joel: Sabes, mais ou menos, qual é o ordenado mínimo, o salário mínimo? Joel: Do you know, more or less, what the minimum wage is, the minimum salary?
  • Ana: Olha, oitocentos e qualquer coisa euros, não sei o valor exato. Ana: Look, 800 and something euros, I don't know the exact figure.
  • Mas sei que anda nos oitocentos e tal euros. But I know it's around 800 and something euros.
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Vocabulary
bocadinholittle bit diminutive caroexpensivesing.,masc. conseguirto get, reach, succeed, be able to dignoworthy, dignified, decent sing.,masc. ganharTo win, to earn maiorGreater, larger morarto live, to reside o ordenadosalary, wage ordenado mínimominimum wage pouparto save a rendarent, income o saláriosalary, wage subirto climb, go up, rise
Expressions
e taland such Qualquer coisaAnything, something Mesmo assimEven so Sei láI have no clue, Who knows?, I don't know, whatnot de foraout, from abroad, from the outside
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