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Two friends catch up after a trip to Florianópolis — reported speech with disse que queria, the contrast between é (lasting fact) and era/eram (impression from the trip), and travel vocabulary.
disse que queria (discurso indireto) é x era/eram vocabulário de viagem espero + infinitivo
🎧 Língua da Gente · Ep. 19
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Read the dialogue

A friend asks about a recent trip to Florianópolis, and gently points out it didn't sound very restful.

A: Como foi a viagem?

How was your trip?

B: Muito boa, só que a gente não teve tempo para ver tudo que queria.

Very nice, it's just that we didn't have time to see everything we wanted to.

A: Mas você me disse que queria ir para descansar, não é?

But you said that you wanted to go relax, right?

B: Sei, mas Florianópolis tem tanta coisa para ver, é linda demais.

I know, but Florianopolis has so much to see, it's really beautiful.

A: O que você achou da Lagoa da Conceição?

So what did you think of the Conceição Lagoon?

B: Adorei. A água é bem rasa e para quem gosta de surfar, é fantástica.

I loved it. The water is shallow, and for those who like to surf it is fantastic.

A: Sei, e para mim, os restaurantes e bares eram tremendos.

I know, and for me the restaurants and bars were tremendous.

B: Realmente, tinha um sem-fim de opções de coisas para fazer. Espero voltar logo.

I agree. There was a never-ending list of things to do. I hope to return soon.

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Language focus
Focus 1
Disse que queria... — discurso indireto
English: You said (that) you wanted... (reporting what someone said earlier)
To remind someone what they said earlier, Portuguese commonly uses disse que + imperfeito: "Você me disse que queria ir para descansar" = "You told me you wanted to go relax." The imperfeito (queria) reports the desire as it existed back then, at the moment of speaking.
Você me disse que queria ir para descansar, não é?
You said that you wanted to go relax, right? Ela disse que queria viajar para a praia.
She said she wanted to travel to the beach.
Focus 2
É x era/eram — fato permanente x impressão da viagem
English: "is" (a lasting fact) vs. "was/were" (your impression from that trip)
Use the presente for facts that are still true now — "a água é bem rasa" (the lagoon's water is shallow, a lasting geographic fact). Use the imperfeito for a personal impression tied to that specific trip — "os restaurantes... eram tremendos" (they were amazing, during that visit).
A água é bem rasa e para quem gosta de surfar, é fantástica.
The water is shallow, and for those who like to surf it is fantastic. (lasting fact) Os restaurantes e bares eram tremendos.
The restaurants and bars were tremendous. (impression from the trip)
Focus 3
Vocabulário de viagem & expressões do diálogo
Travel vocabulary & everyday expressions
Key words and expressions for talking about a trip and its highlights.
Viagem — trip
Descansar — to rest
Lagoa — lagoon
Raso / rasa — shallow
Surfar — to surf
Tremendo — amazing / tremendous

Um sem-fim de — a never-ending amount of
Espero + infinitivo — I hope to... (Espero voltar logo = I hope to come back soon)
🏖️ Culture note Florianópolis ("Floripa" for short) is one of Brazil's most beloved destinations, known for its dozens of beaches and lagoons — including the famous Lagoa da Conceição, a hub for surfing, bars, and restaurants on Santa Catarina Island.
🔊 Phonology note Florianópolis is a proparoxítona (stress on the third-to-last syllable: Flo-ri-a--po-lis) — like all proparoxítonas in Portuguese, it always carries a written accent mark.
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Exercises
Exercise 1 — Comprehension check
Choose the correct answer based on the dialogue.
Exercise 2 — Disse que + imperfeito
Fill in the gap with the correct form of dizer or querer.
1. Ela (dizer) que queria viajar para a praia.
2. Eles (dizer) que queriam descansar no fim de semana.
3. Você me disse que (querer) ir para Floripa, não é?
4. Nós (dizer) que queríamos ver a Lagoa da Conceição.
5. Ela me disse que (querer) voltar logo.
Exercise 3 — Vocabulário de viagem
Match each Portuguese word or expression to its English meaning.
Exercise 4 — Your turn
Write 4–6 sentences in Portuguese about a past trip. Use disse que queria (reported speech), the contrast between é (a lasting fact) and era/eram (your impression from the trip), and at least one word from Focus 3.
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