Kilo Lingo

Portuguese stories

Short stories written within a strict vocabulary tier so every word is one you have already met - or should meet soon. That is comprehensible input by construction. The stories from chapters 1 and 2 are free to read; the rest of the library comes with Kilo Lingo Plus.

Claro
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Claro

Of course

43 words

Coisa rápida
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Coisa rápida

Quick job

76 words

Aquele homem
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Aquele homem

That man

132 words

Um amigo meu
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Um amigo meu

A friend of mine

109 words

The same thick account book shown twice. Left: open at its very first page, yellowed, with weekday dates from March 1974 and 0,05 on every line. Right: open near the end, a thick block of pages already turned, a whiter page with weekday dates from March 1998 and 0,20 on every line. Each page has a ticked total after the Friday.
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Na conta do meu pai

On my dad's account

253 words

A child's crayon drawing of a beach: a family of three under a sun umbrella, and an old man in a hat, shirt, trousers and shoes standing knee-deep in the sea, beaming, arms up.
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A lista da Marta

Marta's list

316 words

Early morning: a big white motor boat on a trailer fills a small house garage from wall to wall; a small red car stands outside in the street.
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Só por uns dias

Just for a few days

260 words

A phone held up on a video call: an old woman in her kitchen proudly holds up an old green cup, the size of a big mug or a small bowl, far bigger than the ordinary little cup on the table beside her.
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O que a massa pedir

Whatever the batter asks for

300 words

Não na frente dos clientes
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Não na frente dos clientes

Not in Front of the Customers

425 words

Two dressed-up men at opposite ends of a sofa, in exactly the same pose: arms crossed, the same frown, the same leg crossed, a coffee cup on each outside armrest, an empty cushion between them. The younger one has a fresh haircut and a tie, the older one a blazer over his checked shirt; little sparkles by their heads.
Top 1,125 wordsCore 1,0002 minPlus feature Plus

No segundo tempo

In the second half

163 words

A classroom of small children. A beaming seven-year-old boy stands by his little desk wearing a huge black teenager's rucksack that hangs down past the backs of his knees. Three classmates stare at it in awe. On his desk an open pencil case spills grown-up pens, beside a thick textbook.
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A mochila da Bruna

Bruna's Rucksack

222 words

A mochila e o gato
GCSE2 min

A mochila e o gato

The Rucksack and the Cat

250 words