Level A1
A CIDADELA MISTERIOSA
An accountant is living a peaceful life in the kingdom’s capital.
One day, he is forced to embark on a dangerous journey to a citadel in the mountains. His job: to bring a document to a powerful man.
But what seemed like a simple task quickly turned into a fight for survival among mysterious characters.
Will he make it to the end?
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A história
1. Um envelope e uma espada
An envelope and a sword
O David vive na capital do reino.
David lives in the capital of the kingdom.
Ele é contabilista e trabalha num escritório.
He is an accountant and works in an office.
Ele é sério e responsável.
He is serious and responsible.
Um dia a sua chefe Severa pede um favor ao David.
One day his boss Severa asks David for a favor.
— David, tens de viajar. — diz ela.
“David, you have to travel,” she says.
— Viajar? Mas eu não gosto de viajar.
“Travel? But I don’t like to travel.”
Overview & Preview
Beginner (A1)
- story in Portuguese (6000 words)
- story with the English translation
- exercises
- glossary
- link to download the audio
Goal
improve your reading and listening skills
consolidate your grammar and sentence structure
grow your vocabulary
have fun!
Sample
Story in Portuguese
Story with the translation
Exercises
Glossary
Audio excerpt
Improve your Portuguese and enjoy!
The paperback (print copy) is available worldwide on all Amazon marketplaces.
Happy readers
A joy.
I don’t think I have ever written a review before, but I was so surprised at how cute and dumb funny this book in baby-level Portuguese was. Like, it didn’t need to be as good as it was, but here we are. It has running gags and made me legit lol at times… and nothing makes you feel you understand a language like understanding a joke. Also the end was… disturbing? Like, in a good way, but man, way to commit. You can really tell that the author was not phoning this in just to make a basic language textbook. She had fun. I had fun. Fun was had. A great balance between using simple Portuguese but creating something enjoyable for actual adults. Def getting the second one.
A unique, creative approach to learning European Portuguese
I’m someone whose brain works best when it’s engaged creatively, especially through story, and this book is everything I could have hoped for! I haven’t seen anything else like it in the learning European Portuguese space, and it is absolutely wonderful.
The story is compelling (and so much more fun to read than what we normally get as language learners!), I’m learning so much, and the book itself was a pleasant surprise. It really FEELS like a high-quality book in your hands, from the intricate cover design to the weight and texture of the pages. It’s a pleasure to hold in your hands.
I can’t wait for the next installment to come out!!!
Great story and learning tool
The story was really cute! It starts with the story in all Portuguese. It’s broken into very short “chapters” which I found easily digestible. The next section will have each in Portuguese followed by the English translation. Next up some comprehension questions. You can also download the audio of the book to hear it/read along!
It’s clear the author took a great deal of care to make a fantastic, engaging learning tool. I really hope to see more stories by her!
Highly recommended! I am looking forward to more titles like this!
This book is great! I would consider myself a medium-to-advanced beginner, and this is perfect. Just enough repetition of new vocabulary but still compelling to keep me motivated. There’s a “How to Use This Book” section with helpful tips, then the whole story in just Portuguese, and then the story in Portuguese and English translation after each paragraph. And it’s got a glossary with tons of key vocabulary with examples of the word used in the text (also in both Portuguese and English). Also, so nice to be able to download the audio to listen along. All very professionally done.
A delightful story and a pleasant learning experience.
The Portuguese text has been well constructed and reinforces grammatical structures. The inclusion of interactive exercises adds real value to this learning aide. The exercises help not only with grammar but pronunciation as well. I am looking forward to more stories from this author.