Meet Tiago again, this time on a Saturday, his favourite day of the week. This gentle A1 reading follows his family from a slow breakfast through shared chores to a relaxed evening together.
What you’ll learn
- how to talk about your favourite day of the week in Portuguese
- present tense verbs for family routines and chores
- vocabulary for weekend activities
Texto
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O sábado é o meu dia preferido da semana, porque posso passar mais tempo com a minha família.Saturday is my favourite day of the week, because I can spend more time with my family.
De manhã, acordamos um pouco mais tarde.In the morning, we wake up a little later. Tomamos o pequeno-almoço juntos e conversamos sobre os nossos planos para o dia.We have breakfast together and talk about our plans for the day.
Depois, todos ajudam nas tarefas de casa.Then, everyone helps with the housework. Eu arrumo o meu quarto e rego as plantas.I tidy my room and water the plants. O meu pai lava o carro e a minha mãe prepara o almoço.My father washes the car and my mother makes lunch. A minha irmã põe a mesa.My sister sets the table.
Depois de almoçar, gostamos de sair.After lunch, we like to go out. Às vezes, vamos ao parque, passeamos a pé ou andamos de bicicleta.Sometimes, we go to the park, go for a walk or ride our bikes. Se o tempo está bom, fazemos um piquenique e brincamos ao ar livre.If the weather is good, we have a picnic and play outdoors.
Às vezes vamos visitar os nossos tios.Sometimes we go to visit our aunt and uncle. Eu gosto disso porque posso brincar com os meus primos que têm a minha idade.I like that because I can play with my cousins who are my age.
Ao fim da tarde, voltamos para casa.In the late afternoon, we go back home. Eu tomo banho e descanso um pouco.I take a bath and rest a little. À noite, jantamos juntos e vemos um filme ou jogamos um jogo de tabuleiro.In the evening, we have dinner together and watch a film or play a board game.
Gosto muito dos sábados, porque passo tempo com a minha família e divertimo-nos todos juntos.I really like Saturdays, because I spend time with my family and we all have fun together.
Vocabulário
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- o dia preferido
- the favourite day
- as tarefas de casa
- the household chores
- arrumar o quarto
- to tidy the room
- regar as plantas
- to water the plants
- pôr a mesa
- to set the table
- o piquenique
- the picnic
- os tios
- the aunt and uncle
- os primos
- the cousins
- o jogo de tabuleiro
- the board game
- tomar banho
- to take a bath
Perguntas
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Exercício
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Verdadeiro (V) ou Falso (F)
Completa as frases (parque • quarto • carro • piquenique • filme)
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