The Smart Queen
Queen Catherine of Portugal, was the wife of King Charles II of England. When she moved to England, she shipped her country's oranges with her. The ones that didn't make the journey were turned into marmalade.
So Catherine deu laranjas aos seus cortesãos preferidos, e compota aos outros.gave oranges to her favourite courtiers, and marmalade to the others.
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A Rainha Catarina de Portugal foi a esposa do Rei Carlos II de Inglaterra. Quando se mudou para Inglaterra, ela embarcou as laranjas do seu país consigo. As que não aguentaram a viagem foram transformadas em compota. Então, Catarina deu laranjas aos seus cortesãos preferidos, e compota aos outros.Queen Catherine of Portugal was the wife of King Charles II of England. When she moved to England, she shipped her country's oranges with her. The ones that didn't make the journey were turned into marmalade. So, Catherine gave oranges to her favourite courtiers, and marmalade to the others.
💬 Today's vocabulary
👸🏻 Rainha [fem. noun]: Queen🫅 Rei [masc. noun]: King💍 Esposa [fem. noun]: Wife🏴 Inglaterra [fem. noun]: England📦 Mudar-se: To move to another place or house🚢 Embarcar: To embark, put on board🍊 Laranjas [fem. noun]: Oranges🗾 País [masc. noun]: Country😣 Aguentar: To endure🧳 Viagem [fem. noun]: Trip🫙 Compota [fem. noun]: Marmalade
This is the verb dar [to give] conjugated in the preterite for the third person singular. The verb dar has numerous meanings and applications. We’ve already given some examples in the story [#160 Plus] Naming Your Child in Portugal, and today we’re going to explore other uses of the word.
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