TALK PORTUGUESE – TV transcripts

Programme 1

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In this series...
- the cosmopolitan capital of Portugal, Lisbon
- the castles that watched over the borderlands with Spain
- the lush, green Douro valley in the north
- and Portugal’s legacy in Brazil and beyond.

Presenter 1: Bom dia!
Presenter 2: Boa tarde.
Presenter 3: Boa noite.
Presenter 1: Bem-vindo a Portugal.

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The Portuguese shake hands or kiss when they greet each other. Say bom dia in the morning, boa tarde in the afternoon, and boa noite when it gets dark. 

Woman 1: Bom dia.
Man 1: Bom dia.
Firemen: Bom dia!
Woman 2: Bom dia.
Policemen: Ola, bom dia.
Man 2: Boa tarde.
Couple: Boa tarde.
Farmer: Boa tarde.
Children: Boa tarde!
Soldier: Boa tarde.
Man 3: Boa noite!
Crowd: Boa noite!
Woman 3: Boa noite. 
Carnival goers: Boa noite!

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The most relaxed greeting is simply olá, which is used all the time. 

Couple: Olá... olá.
Man: Olá.
Children: Olá!
Cyclist: Olá.
Group of elderly men: Olá!
Group of young people: Olá!
Francisco: Olá Sandra.
Sandra: Olá Francisco.

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To ask someone how they are, say como está? 

Francisco: Como está?
Sandra: Bem obrigada, e você? 
Francisco: Bem obrigado também. Está bonita a praia hoje. 

Presenter 1: Como está?
Presenter 2: Estou bem obrigada, e você?
Presenter 1: Estou bem obrigado.

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Como está? How are you?
Estou bem obrigada, e você? Fine, thanks and you?
Estou bem obrigado. I am fine, thanks.

Lisbon or Lisboa, the capital of Portugal, is a bustling city of more than a million inhabitants. Today, it is the capital of a modern European democracy. But Portugal was once at the heart of a vast maritime empire, which explains why Portuguese is now the sixth most widely spoken language in the world. Along with Portugal, Madeira and the Azores, Portuguese is the official language of five countries in Africa that were once colonies. Some people still speak it in former Asian colonies like Goa, Macau and East Timor. And 170 million people speak the language in Brazil. 
The final programme in this series will be set in Brazil, in Salvador. But how did a small country like Portugal come to reach so far? It was from the beach where the Tower of Belém now stands, that Portuguese mariners set out to explore the world 500 years ago. The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the world between Spain and Portugal, along a line west of the Azores. Portugal laid claim to all lands to the east and Spain to those in the west. It was from here that Portuguese mariners set sail to round the Cape of Good Hope, Cabo da Boa Esperança. Director of the Tower of Belém, Isabel Cruz Almeida, explains why rounding the Cape was so important.

Isabel Cruz Almeida: As caravelas portuguesas abrem os caminhos para o Índico,
Subtitles: The Portuguese ships opened up the sea-route to the Indian Ocean, 

e ao chegar ao Índico, e para esses mundos, da Índia, do Extremo Oriente, 
Subtitles: and from there, to the worlds of India and the Far East,

que estavam cheios de riquezas - nomeadamente das famosas especiarias, 
Subtitles:  which were full of riches - mainly the famous spices

que afinal de contas tanto fizeram enriquecer a Europa.
Subtitles:  which would bring such enormous wealth to Europe.
Dado que estas caravelas ao abrir e ao rasgar o mar,
Subtitles:  As the Caravels parted the waves and carved out their path,

diria como o poeta português diz 
Subtitles:  in the words of the famous Portuguese poet: 

que ‘o mar passou unir e já não a separar’. 
Subtitles:  ‘The sea no longer separates us, but brings us together’.

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Cornering the market in spices made the Portuguese immensely rich. Where the caravels set sail, they built the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - the Hieronymite Monastery. Its lavish architecture is a reminder of the exuberance of this age of discovery. It stands as a glorious monument to a time when Portugal was the envy of the world. But things have not always been so good. From the 1920s, Portugal was cut off from the rest of Europe for nearly half a century under the right-wing dictatorship of Salazar. The country stagnated culturally and economically. By the time of the revolution of 1974, it was the poorest country in Western Europe. Joining the European Union in 1986 was a great turning point for Portugal, renewing contacts with the rest of world. In 1998, Lisbon hosted a World Expo on the theme of oceans. It has also been European City of Culture. For many artists it is now considered to one of the most exciting places to work in the Iberian Peninsula. 

Joana Vasconcelos is one of a new set of Lisbon artists. Her work pokes gentle fun at Portuguese traditions. She features objects familiar to most Portuguese, like tiles and knitting. But in her eyes they are growing out of control as the new Portugal is flooded with consumer goods.

Joana Vasconcelos: As minhas peças revelam um consumismo português
Subtitles:  My pieces reflect a Portuguese consumerism

de algumas coisas, mas que às vezes é desconexo. 
Subtitles:  which sometimes goes wrong.

Há uma desadaptação da cultura ao consumo.
Subtitles:  Our culture is somewhat at odds with consumerism.

The centrepiece of this year’s exhibition is a film Joana has made about a consumerist pilgrimage to Fatima, one of Portugal’s holy sites. Using a three-wheeler, symbolic of a backward, rural Portugal, she has put on display the latest in religious consumerism – glow-in-the-dark Madonnas. 

Joana Vasconcelos: Há que pensar um poucadinho sobre este excesso de consumo
Subtitles:  We should think about this issue of excessive consumption,

e olhar um poucadinho para uma altura em que não tivemos nada, 
Subtitles:  perhaps look back to when we had nothing.

e portanto criar um equilíbrio. Porque se não...  
Subtitles:  We have to strike a balance. Or else…

Woman: Olá!

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A gallery is also a good place for greeting old friends and meeting new people. 

Presenter 1: Este é o meu amigo Paulo.
Presenter 2: Esta é a Ana.
Presenter 3: Muito prazer. 

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Este é o meu amigo Paulo. This is my friend Paulo.
Esta é a Ana. This is Ana.
Muito prazer! Pleased to meet you!

Miguel: Boa tarde! Como está? 
Ana: Olá Miguel! Estou bem obrigada, e você?
Miguel: Estou bem obrigado. Este é o meu amigo Paulo. E esta é a Ana.
Paulo: Olá Ana. O meu nome é Paulo Coimbra. 
Ana: Muito prazer Paulo.

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O meu nome é… is one way of introducing yourself. You can also say chamo-me.

Woman 1: Chamo-me Sofia. 
Man 1: Chamo-me João Capucho.
Woman 2: Chamo-me Claudia.
Man 2: Chamo-me Ricardo Cardoso.
Woman 3: Chamo-me Felicidade.  

Presenter 1: Como se chama?
Presenter 2: Chamo-me Maria Tiaga.
Presenter 3: Chamo-me Patrícia Cunha. 

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Como se chama? What is your name?
Chamo-me Patrícia Cunha. My name is Patrícia Cunha.

The site of the former Expo’98 has now been renamed o Parco das Nações - the Park of Nations. It is popular with businesses of all kinds - advertising, IT and new media companies have all been drawn here. In business, greetings can be quite formal. People with degrees are often called Doctor or Doutor.

Woman 1: Olá, boa tarde. Queria apresentar o Doutor João Correia. Este e o meu colega.
Man 1: Duarte Novão, executivo de contas. Muito prazer.
Man 2: Muito prazer.
Woman 1: E esta é a minha colega.
Woman 2: Teresa Cabral, Doutora de contas. Muito prazer.
Man 2: Igualmente. 

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Queria apresentar o Doutor João Correia. I would like to introduce Doctor João Correia. 
Este é o meu colega. This is my colleague.
E esta é a minha colega. And this is my female colleague.

Portugal has embraced information technology with great enthusiasm. It was the first country in Europe to pioneer an electronic road toll that takes the money straight from your bank account, the Via Verde.

João Capucho: Os portugueses são muito receptivos as novas tecnologias 
Subtitles:  The Portuguese are very receptive to new technologies

e a novas idéias porque estiveram, digamos assim, 30 anos
Subtitles:  and new ideas, because they spent 30 years,

ou 25 anos, ás escuras.
Subtitles:  or 25 years, in the shadows.

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João Capucho works for one of Portugal’s largest Internet service providers - sapo.pt. He is part of a group of young entrepreneurs forging a new life here. 

João Capucho: Em cima de nós temos uma geração que viveu sem concorrência,
Subtitles:  The previous generation lived without fear of competition.

com monopólios  
Subtitles:  They had monopolies,

ou no tempo da ditadura ou monopólios pós-Revolução, 
Subtitles:  both during the dictatorship and after the Revolution,

onde essas empresas não tinham competição nenhuma. 
Subtitles:  when companies had no competition at all.

A minha geração vive num mundo mais aberto com mais concorrência, 
Subtitles:  My generation lives in a more open world, with more competition,

portanto tem que ser mais empresarial. 
Subtitles:  so we have to be more entrepreneurial.

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For many, the approach to work is now changing. People are taking time into their own hands. This, for instance, is how Capucho spends his lunch break. Like many, he is trying to put the old Portugal behind him.

 João Capucho: Nas empresas
Subtitles:  In companies today

vimos muitas pessoas com estilos de vida completamente diferentes do resto.
Subtitles:  we see many people with completely different lifestyles.

Já é normal 
Subtitles:  It is now normal

entraremos nas empresas e viremos pessoas ou com um piercing ou com um brinco, 
Subtitles:  to see people with body piercing or earrings,

que é surfista. 
Subtitles:  or who are surfers.

Lentamente isto vai entrando dentro da sociedade portuguesa.
Subtitles:  This is slowly seeping into the wider fabric of society.

Despite the changes taking place in society, Lisbon retains many of its traditions. Tonight, people are preparing for the Marchas de Lisboa - an annual parade. It is an event that draws visitors from all over the world. 

Presenter 1: De onde é?
Presenter 2: Sou portuguesa de Lisboa.
Presenter 3: Sou inglês.
Presenter 4: Sou brasileiro, do Rio do Janeiro.
Presenter  5: Sou brasileira, de Salvador.

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De onde é? Where are you from?
Sou portuguesa. I am Portuguese.
Sou finlandês, de Helsínquia. I am Finnish, from Helsinki.
Não sou inglesa, sou escocesa. I am not English, I am Scottish.

Man: Sou italiano.
Woman 1: Sou polaca, de Varsóvia.
Woman 2: Sou de Dinamarca.
Woman 3: Sou Moçambicana.
Woman 4: Eu sou de Angola, sou angolana. 

Presenter 1: Que línguas fala?   
Presenter 2: Falo português, inglês e francês.
Presenter 3: Que línguas fala?
Presenter 1: Falo inglês, alemão e um pouco de português.

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Que línguas fala? What languages do you speak?
Falo português, francês e inglês. I speak Portuguese, French and English.

Man: Falo português, francês, inglês... 
Woman 1: Falo finlandês, inglês, dinamarquês, um pouco de português...   
Woman 2: Eu falo português e inglês. 
Woman 3: Falo japonês, espanhol e português. 

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The Marchas de Lisboa is a summer event where various districts of the city, or barrios, come together to parade down the Avenida da Liberdade. They are competing for the title of best marcha or marching group.

Spectator: O concurso é julgado pela coreografia,
Subtitles:  The contest is judged on the choreography, 

o aspecto plástico, o figurino, a roupa, a música...   
Subtitles:  the floats, the figurines, the clothes and the music.

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For most people in Lisbon though, the Marchas de Lisboa is not so much about competition, as simply a fun night out.