Dialogue - the Christmas dinner

Topic: A dialogue during the Christmas dinner

This is an episode for intermediate learners.

In this episode you:

  • listen to a dialogue between two family members. They talk about the main course, the dessert, and the opening of the presents. One of them is displeased with the fact that certain traditions are disappearing. The only thing she would like to change is the present she receives every year. She's getting tired of receiving socks!

  • learn vocabulary related to Christmas in Portugal.

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The transcript of this episode is only available for members of the Portuguese Lab Academy.

 
 
 
— Hmmm. Este bacalhau está uma delícia. Não está nem seco nem salgado.
— Ainda bem que gosta.
— Está suculento, as lascas separam-se que é uma maravilha. Eu imagino que tenha tido o maior cuidado para demolhar o bacalhau o tempo suficiente para não ficar insosso.
— Olhe, aí é que se engana! Eu não demolhei o bacalhau. É congelado...