Lesson6 p170

170 CONYERSATIONAL PORTUGUESE

32.    Nao, nżo tein.

No, there isn’t.

33.    £ pena.

That’s too bad.

34.    Alćm disso, o prćdio ć muito moderno.

Aside from that, the building is very modern.

35.    Que quer dizer córa isso?

What do you mean?

36.    Tern aquecimento central e escada de senięo. There’s central heating and a back stairway.

37.    Tem śgua quente?

Is there hot water?

38.    Naturalmente. Os banheiros foram remodelados recentemente. (As casas de banho foram remodeladas recentemente. ©)

Of course! The bathrooms were remodeled recently.

39.    Ah, esquecia ... Tem quarto para a empregada?

Oh, I forgot—is there a room for the maid?

40.    Tem, e muito bom.

Yes, (“and”) a very good one.

41.    Podemos ver os apartamentos?

May we see the apartments?

42.    S6 peta manili.

OnJy in the morning.

43.    Muito bem. Venho araanhS pela manha. Muito obrigada.

Very well. 1*11 co me tomorrow moming. Thank you very much.

44. De nada. As suas ordens.

Don’t mention it. At your service.

NOTES

Title: Procurando apartamento. Looking for an apart-ment.

2.    “Which of them?”

3.    Aąuele “that one.” Alugar to rent, to lease, to let, to hire,

5.    “Can you give me some details (some informa-tion)?”

6.    “The one of the fifth floor does not have furni-ture.” Móveis also means furniture. Desmobiłiado (Desmobilado) unfumished.

9.    Peęas has a variety of meanings. Here it means “rooms” in the sense of units. The word also means piece, portion, section, a play (theatre), etc. Quarto and sala are used for rooms of the house. Quarto will often have the meaning of bedroom or sleeping ąuarters. Dmsdo (“divi-sion”) can mean “room” in Portugal.

10.    Banho bath. Banheiro ® bathroom, banheira bathtub, chuveiro shower, tomar banho de chweiro to take a shower. Casa (“house”) can mean “room” in Portugal: casa de banho bathroom.

11.    Da is from the verb dar to give.

13.    “And the one of the second floor?”

14.    Quarto bedroom; also ąuarto de dormir. Some times o living is heard for living room.

18. “The rent of the larger one is ..

20. “This one is rented for ...”

22. “The furniture is modern...” Notice that mobtlia