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56 [fifty-six]

Feelings

Feelings

56 [cinquenta e seis]

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to feel like / want to te- v-----e ter vontade 0 +
We feel like. / We want to. Nó- t---- v------. Nós temos vontade. 0 +
We don’t feel like. / We do’t want to. Nó- n-- t---- v------. Nós não temos vontade. 0 +
     
to be afraid te- m--o ter medo 0 +
I’m afraid. Eu t---- m---. Eu tenho medo. 0 +
I am not afraid. Eu n-- t---- m---. Eu não tenho medo. 0 +
     
to have time te- t---o ter tempo 0 +
He has time. El- t-- t----. Ele tem tempo. 0 +
He has no time. El- n-- t-- t----. Ele não tem tempo. 0 +
     
to be bored es--- a--------o estar aborrecido 0 +
She is bored. El- e--- a---------. Ela está aborrecida. 0 +
She is not bored. El- n-- e--- a---------. Ela não está aborrecida. 0 +
     
to be hungry te- f--- / e---- c-- f--e ter fome / estar com fome 0 +
Are you hungry? Es--- c-- f---? Estão com fome? 0 +
Aren’t you hungry? Nã- e---- c-- f---? Não estão com fome? 0 +
     
to be thirsty te- s--- / e---- c-- s--e ter sede / estar com sede 0 +
They are thirsty. El-- e---- c-- s---. Eles estão com sede. 0 +
They are not thirsty. El-- n-- e---- c-- s---. Eles não estão com sede. 0 +
     

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