Tempo de Seguir – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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vezes /ˈvezɨs/ A2 |
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cabeça /kaˈbe.sɐ/ A2 |
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casa /ˈka.zɐ/ A1 |
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filhas /ˈfi.ʎɐs/ A2 |
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tempo /ˈtẽ.pu/ A1 |
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seguir /seˈɡiɾ/ A2 |
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vontade /võˈta.dʒi/ B1 |
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beijar /bejˈʒaʁ/ A2 |
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saudade /sawˈda.dʒi/ B2 |
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voz /voz/ A2 |
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plano /ˈplɐ.nu/ B1 |
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tentativa /tẽ.tɐˈt͡ʃivɐ/ B1 |
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agarrados /aɡaˈʁa.dus/ B2 |
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metade /meˈta.dʒi/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Quantas vezes me deste a volta a cabeça?
➔ Interrogative pronoun + verb + object + preposition + noun
➔ This sentence uses an interrogative pronoun 'Quantas' to ask 'how many' times, followed by a verb and a prepositional phrase to inquire about frequency.
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Dizias: Já volto depressa, mas não
➔ Imperfect tense (dizias) + adverb + conjunction + negation
➔ Uses the imperfect tense 'dizias' to indicate an ongoing or habitual action in the past, combined with a time adverb and a conjunction with negation.
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Agora já é tempo de seguir
➔ Present tense + adverb + noun phrase indicating time
➔ Uses the present tense 'é' with an adverb 'agora' (now) and a noun phrase to indicate the current timing for action.
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Tantas vezes, tentei te apagar da cabeça
➔ Adjective + noun + past tense verb + infinitive + pronoun object + preposition + noun
➔ Uses a number expression 'Tantas vezes' to indicate frequency, and the verb 'tentei' in past tense with an infinitive 'apagar' (to erase) followed by a prepositional phrase.
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E os planos que a gente tinha
➔ Relative pronoun + noun + relative clause with imperfect tense
➔ Uses a relative pronoun 'que' to introduce a relative clause describing 'os planos' (the plans) with the imperfect tense 'tinha' to indicate past habitual action.
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Sei que sente falta da minha voz
➔ Present tense of 'saber' + que + present tense of 'sentir' + object
➔ Uses present tense verb 'sei' with a subordinate clause introduced by 'que' to state 'I know that...' followed by the girl or person's feelings expressed by 'sente falta'.