SituationWeeks of 27 Sept to 18 Oct
Small emergencies
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A wallet that went missing
You get up from the restaurant table to pay and your wallet is no longer in your pocket.
FreeLocked out with your key inside
The door of your apartment slams shut in the wind and your key is left on the table, inside.
Locked
All 10 words
A wallet that went missing
- carteirawallet/kaɾˈteɾɐ/A small pocket-sized case where you keep money and documents.
- documentodocument/dokuˈmẽtu/An official paper that serves as proof of something.
- bolsopocket/ˈbowsu/A small pouch-shaped part of clothing where you keep small things.
- sustofright/ˈsustu/A quick reaction of fear at something unexpected.
- perderto lose/peɾˈde/To no longer have something without knowing where it ended up.
- procurarto look for/pɾokuˈɾa/To look in several places trying to find something.
- lembrarto remember/lẽbɾaʁ/To have back in your mind something you lived through or learned.
- bloquearto block/blokiˈa/To keep something from passing or working.
- ligarto call/liˈɡa/To speak with someone by phone, or try to.
- nervosonervous/neʁˈvozu/Easily agitated and tense.
Questions
- What do you say in Portuguese if you can't find your wallet?
- You can say "Minha carteira não está no bolso da calça" (my wallet isn't in my pants pocket), then check other spots with "Vou procurar embaixo da mesa mais uma vez."
- How do you say you're going to call the bank in Portuguese?
- "Preciso ligar para o banco e bloquear o cartão" — I need to call the bank and block the card.
- What's the Portuguese word for wallet?
- Carteira. It shows up alongside bolso (pocket) and documento (document) in this collection's sentences.
- How do you describe feeling shaken up in Portuguese?
- You'd say "Levei um susto enorme" (I got a huge scare) or "Fiquei nervoso quando vi o bolso vazio" (I got nervous when I saw the empty pocket).