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A2  ·  37 words

Free time and sport in Portuguese

The Saturday afternoon, the match, the instrument.

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Second on this list is o passatempo, and English keeps two words where Portuguese keeps one. The exact match exists: « pastime » is built from « pass » and « time » exactly as passatempo is built from passar and tempo, and it was assembled in the fifteenth century on the model of the French passe-temps. But « pastime » has drifted faintly formal, and almost nobody uses it of themselves. The word an English speaker actually reaches for is « hobby », and a hobby was once a small horse. The name goes back to Hobin, an old pet form of Robin given to horses; from the animal came the child’s hobby-horse, the stick with a head on it; and from riding that came the picture of a grown man on his hobby-horse, going on and on about the one subject that interested him. What is left of all that is the word on every form. So O meu passatempo é a fotografia is « my hobby is photography », and the literal rendering, right in every particle, reads like a school essay.

The words

Verb (7)

jogarto play (a game)VerbA2
Jogamos às cartas ao domingo.We play cards on Sundays.
brincarto play (as a child does)VerbA2
As crianças brincam no jardim.The children are playing in the garden.
correrto runVerbA2
Corro de manhã cedo.I run early in the morning.

Conjugation of correr →

nadarto swimVerbA2
No verão nadamos no rio.In summer we swim in the river.
convidarto inviteVerbA2
Convidei os vizinhos.I invited the neighbours.
divertir-seto enjoy oneselfVerbA2
Divertimo-nos muito.We enjoyed ourselves very much.
aborrecer-seto get boredVerbB1
Aborreci-me na segunda parte.I got bored in the second half.

Phrase (6)

o tempo livrefree timePhraseA2
No tempo livre leio.In my free time I read.
andar de bicicletato cyclePhraseA2
Ando de bicicleta para o trabalho.I cycle to work.
dar um passeioto go for a walkPhraseA2
Demos um passeio à beira-rio.We went for a walk along the river.
o bilhete de entradathe entrance ticketPhraseA2
O bilhete de entrada custa oito euros.The entrance ticket costs eight euros.
ter tempo parato have time forPhraseA2
Não tenho tempo para nada.I have no time for anything.
estar fartoto be fed upPhraseB1
Estou farto de esperar.I am fed up with waiting.

Noun (m) (13)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o passatempothe hobbyNoun (m)A2
O meu passatempo é a fotografia.My hobby is photography.
o jogothe game, the matchNoun (m)A2
O jogo começa às nove.The match starts at nine.
o futebolfootballNoun (m)A2
Vemos o futebol no café.We watch the football at the café.
o desportosportNoun (m)A2
Faço desporto três vezes por semana.I do sport three times a week.
o cinemathe cinemaNoun (m)A2
Vamos ao cinema à sexta.We go to the cinema on Fridays.
o filmethe filmNoun (m)A2
O filme dura duas horas.The film lasts two hours.
o teatrothe theatreNoun (m)A2
O teatro fica ao lado da praça.The theatre is next to the square.
o concertothe concertNoun (m)A2
O concerto é ao ar livre.The concert is outdoors.
o jornalthe newspaperNoun (m)A2
Leio o jornal ao pequeno-almoço.I read the newspaper at breakfast.
o músicothe musicianNoun (m)A2
Os músicos tocam na praça todos os sábados.The musicians play in the square every Saturday.
o fadothe fadoNoun (m)A2
Em Lisboa ouvimos fado num restaurante pequeno.In Lisbon we listened to fado in a small restaurant.
o pianothe pianoNoun (m)A1
O meu irmão toca piano.My brother plays the piano.
o violinothe violinNoun (m)A2
Ela aprende violino desde os seis anos.She has been learning the violin since she was six.

Noun (f) (11)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a equipathe teamNoun (f)A2
A equipa perdeu por dois a um.The team lost two-one.
a piscinathe swimming poolNoun (f)A2
A piscina fecha em agosto.The swimming pool closes in August.
a músicathe music, the songNoun (f)A2
Esta música é antiga.This song is old.
a guitarrathe guitarNoun (f)A2
Toca guitarra desde os dez anos.He has played the guitar since he was ten.
a revistathe magazineNoun (f)A2
Comprei uma revista para a viagem.I bought a magazine for the journey.
a fotografiaphotography, the photographNoun (f)A2
Tirei uma fotografia da ponte.I took a photograph of the bridge.
a festathe partyNoun (f)A2
A festa acaba tarde.The party finishes late.
a bolathe ballNoun (f)A2
A bola foi parar ao jardim do vizinho.The ball ended up in the neighbour’s garden.
a cançãothe songNoun (f)A2
Esta canção lembra-me as férias.This song reminds me of the holidays.
a flautathe fluteNoun (f)A2
Na escola aprendemos a tocar flauta.At school we learn to play the flute.
a bandathe bandNoun (f)A2
A banda toca no bar às sextas-feiras.The band plays in the bar on Fridays.

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