The Good Old Days
I remember when I could go into the grocery store with one euro in my pocket and come out with a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread.
You can’t do that anymore; eles têm câmaras em todo o lado.they have cameras everywhere.
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Lembro-me de quando eu podia entrar na mercearia com um euro no bolso e sair com uma dúzia de ovos e um pão de fôrma.Já não se pode fazer isso. Eles têm câmaras em todo o lado.
I remember when I could go into the grocery store with one euro in my pocket and come out with a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread.You can’t do that anymore. They have cameras everywhere.
Words in this story
Dúzia
This is the collective noun for any group of twelve elements.
For collective numbers, we must use “de” (of) before the thing we are counting. For example:
- Quero uma dúzia de ovos (I want a dozen (of) eggs)
- 👟 Comprei um par de sapatos (I bought a pair of shoes)
We don’t use “de” (of) when we say amounts with numerals.For example:
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The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on reflexive verbs.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
- 2 interactive exercises
Written for level B1. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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