Every week we send out an email with a weekly theme containing: words; a link to a Quizlet set to practise and play with the words; stories or dialogues at 3 different levels and an invitation to join the weekly chat group. Now you can find all this here in one place. ** If you’d like to sign up to the email, you can do so here.
This week’s theme is o café, here are some related words.
um café - an expresso
um galão - a latte
uma meia de leite - a milky coffee in a large cup
um abatanado - a large black coffee in a large cup
um abatanado pingado - a large black coffee in a large cup with a drop of milk
um chá preto com leite frio - a black tea with cold milk
um chá de camomila - a chamomile tea
Here’s a link to a Quizlet set with the phrases for you to play about with. Enjoy!
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AND because we learn really well from stories and seeing examples of correct language, every week I put together 3 stories or dialogues on the week’s theme with examples of the week’s words and phrases in a useful context. I strongly believe that we can learn a lot from reading, these mini-texts with translations are just the right length for you to digest easily. (look at the translations first if that helps!)
The texts for this week with the translations below are here:
Nível A0/ A1
A Maria entra no café. Ela quer beber alguma coisa. Olha para a ementa.
— Quero um café, por favor — diz ao empregado.
O João entra também. Ele gosta de leite.
— Para mim, um galão.
A empregada sorri.
— E mais alguma coisa?
A Maria olha para o João.
— Não, obrigada. Está tudo bem.
Eles sentam-se e falam. O café está quente e o galão é doce.
Nível A2
O Pedro e a Ana estão numa esplanada. O Pedro pede um abatanado pingado. Ele gosta de café forte, mas com um pouco de leite.
A Ana pede uma meia de leite porque prefere bebidas menos fortes.
— Também vou pedir um bolo — diz a Ana.
— Boa ideia! — responde o Pedro.
Quando as bebidas chegam, eles provam e sorriem.
— Está ótimo! — diz o Pedro.
— E o meu também — responde a Ana.
Eles relaxam e aproveitam o sol.
Nível B1
A Carla e o Rui estão num café depois do trabalho. O Rui pede um chá preto com leite frio. Ele não quer café porque já bebeu muito hoje.
A Carla está cansada. Ela pede um chá de camomila para relaxar.
— Este chá é perfeito para acalmar — diz a Carla.
— Eu preciso de energia, por isso escolhi chá preto — responde o Rui.
Eles falam sobre o dia e fazem planos para o fim de semana. O Rui sugere visitar um novo café famoso por ter um abatanado excelente. A Carla concorda.
— Podemos experimentar também uma meia de leite ou um galão — diz ela.
Eles riem e continuam a conversa.
Translations of the dialogues
A1 Level
Maria enters the café. She wants to drink something. She looks at the menu.
— I’d like an espresso, please — she says to the waiter.
João also comes in. He likes milk.
— For me, a latte.
The waitress smiles.
— Anything else?
Maria looks at João.
— No, thank you. That’s all.
They sit down and talk. The espresso is hot, and the latte is sweet.A2 Level
Pedro and Ana are at a café terrace. Pedro orders a large black coffee with a drop of milk. He likes strong coffee, but with a bit of milk.
Ana orders a milky coffee because she prefers less strong drinks.
— I’m also going to order a cake — says Ana.
— Good idea! — replies Pedro.
When the drinks arrive, they taste them and smile.
— It’s great! — says Pedro.
— Mine too — replies Ana.
They relax and enjoy the sun.B1 Level
Carla and Rui are in a café after work. Rui orders a black tea with cold milk. He doesn’t want coffee because he’s already had too much today.
Carla is tired. She orders a chamomile tea to relax.
— This tea is perfect for calming down — says Carla.
— I need energy, so I chose black tea — replies Rui.
They talk about their day and make plans for the weekend. Rui suggests visiting a new café that’s famous for its excellent large black coffee. Carla agrees.
— We can also try a milky coffee or a latte — she says.
They laugh and continue their conversation.