Lyrics & Translation
Learning Portuguese can be a beautiful journey, and Nena's 'Portas do Sol' is the perfect starting point. The song's clear vocals and heartfelt lyrics, which paint a picture of love and loss through the iconic streets of Lisbon, make it easy to follow along and pick up new vocabulary. Its special quality lies in how it intertwines personal emotion with a shared cultural landscape, offering a window into the Portuguese soul.
Key Vocabulary
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sinal /siˈnaw/ A2 |
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marginal /maʁʒiˈnal/ B1 |
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olhar /oˈʎaʁ/ A1 |
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tocar /toˈkaʁ/ A1 |
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história /isˈtɔʁiɐ/ A2 |
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lembrar /lẽˈbʁaʁ/ A2 |
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coração /koɾaˈsɐ̃w/ A2 |
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partido /paʁˈtʃidu/ B1 |
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paisagem /pajˈzaʒẽ/ B1 |
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miragem /miˈɾaʒẽ/ B2 |
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postal /posˈtal/ B2 |
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sonhar /soˈɲaʁ/ A2 |
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Lisboa /liʒˈboɐ/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Vais-te lembrar
➔ Future tense with reflexive pronoun
➔ The phrase "Vais-te lembrar" is a future tense construction meaning "You will remember" with the reflexive pronoun "te" indicating that the subject and the object are the same.
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Mais cedo ou mais tarde
➔ Expression of eventuality and time uncertainty
➔ The phrase "Mais cedo ou mais tarde" means "sooner or later," indicating uncertainty about when an event will happen but it is expected to happen eventually.
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Que nos uniu
➔ Past tense with the relative pronoun 'que'
➔ The phrase "que nos uniu" is in the past tense, with "que" as the relative pronoun linking to the noun "fato" (the event or thing that united us), indicating a completed action.
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Quer tu esqueças ou guardes
➔ Subjunctive mood in clauses expressing wishes or hypotheticals
➔ The phrase "Quer tu esqueças ou guardes" uses the present subjunctive mood "esqueças" and "guardes" to express possible but uncertain actions, often translated as "whether you forget or keep".
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Fomos como Lisboa
➔ Past tense with the verb "fomos" (we were)
➔ The verb "fomos" is the past tense of "ser" (to be), indicating a completed state or similarity in the past, here describing that "we were like Lisbon".
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Então passado no Rossio
➔ Prepositional phrase indicating a location in the past
➔ The phrase "Então passado no Rossio" uses the preposition "passado" (passed or in the past) with the location "Rossio" to specify a memory or event in the past.
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