portas do sol – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English
Lyrics & Translation
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.