Friends go to the market, prepare dinner, and set the table together. Practice food and kitchen vocabulary, imperatives like "pegue" and "mexe", and the present indicative to describe everyday actions.
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Vamos cozinhar! Um, dois, três, vai!
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Let's cook! One, two, three, go!
Pegue a sacola, vamos ao mercado,
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Grab the bag, let's go to the market,
Comprar os legumes, tudo fresco e lavado.
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To buy the vegetables, everything fresh and washed.
Preciso de alho, cebola e tomate,
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I need garlic, onion, and tomato,
Para fazer um prato que a fome combate.
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To make a dish that fights hunger.
Voltamos pra casa, vamos pra cozinha,
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We go back home, let's go to the kitchen,
Lavo as minhas mãos, a água é limpinha.
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I wash my hands, the water is nice and clean.
Pego a panela, ligo o fogão,
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I grab the pot, I turn on the stove,
Fazer essa janta é uma diversão!
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Making this dinner is a fun! (more naturally: Making this dinner is so much fun!)
Mexe, mexe a colher, sinta o sabor,
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Stir, stir the spoon, feel the flavor, (more naturally: Stir with the spoon, taste the flavor,)
Cozinhar com amigos é feito com amor.
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Cooking with friends is done with love.
Sal e pimenta, um pouco de limão,
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Salt and pepper, a little bit of lemon,
Essa nossa receita é pura emoção!
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This recipe of ours is pure emotion! (more naturally: This recipe of ours is so exciting!)
Corto a batata, a água está quente,
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I cut the potato, the water is hot,
O cheiro no ar deixa a gente contente.
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The smell in the air leaves us happy. (more naturally: The smell in the air makes us happy.)
Cuidado com o fogo, para não queimar,
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Careful with the fire, so it doesn't burn,
Tem muita comida para a gente provar.
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There is a lot of food for us to taste.
O arroz está pronto, o feijão também,
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The rice is ready, the beans too,
A carne no forno cheira muito bem.
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The meat in the oven smells very good.
A fome é grande, a barriga reclama,
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The hunger is big, the belly complains, (more naturally: We are starving, our stomachs are growling,)
Comida caseira é o que a gente ama.
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Homemade food is what we love.
Mexe, mexe a colher, sinta o sabor,
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Stir, stir the spoon, feel the flavor, (more naturally: Stir with the spoon, taste the flavor,)
Cozinhar com amigos é feito com amor.
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Cooking with friends is done with love.
Sal e pimenta, um pouco de limão,
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Salt and pepper, a little bit of lemon,
Essa nossa receita é pura emoção!
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This recipe of ours is pure emotion! (more naturally: This recipe of ours is so exciting!)
Agora é a hora de arrumar a mesa,
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Now is the time to set the table,
Pratos e garfos, com muita beleza.
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Plates and forks, with much beauty. (more naturally: Plates and forks, looking very nice.)
Traga a salada e o suco gelado,
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Bring the salad and the cold juice,
Sente na cadeira, bem do meu lado.
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Sit on the chair, right by my side.
A janta servida, podemos comer,
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The dinner served, we can eat, (more naturally: Dinner is served, we can eat now,)
Tudo está gostoso, você pode ver.
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Everything is tasty, you can see.
Conversa animada, a noite é feliz,
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Lively conversation, the night is happy,
Comer coisas boas é o que a gente quis.
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Eating good things is what we wanted.
Mexe, mexe a colher, sinta o sabor,
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Stir, stir the spoon, feel the flavor, (more naturally: Stir with the spoon, taste the flavor,)
Cozinhar com amigos é feito com amor.
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Cooking with friends is done with love.
Sal e pimenta, um pouco de limão,
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Salt and pepper, a little bit of lemon,
Essa nossa receita é pura emoção!
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This recipe of ours is pure emotion! (more naturally: This recipe of ours is so exciting!)
To buy the vegetables, everything fresh and washed.
Precisodealho, cebolaetomate,
I need garlic, onion, and tomato,
Parafazerumpratoqueafomecombate.
To make a dish that fights hunger.
Voltamospracasa, vamospracozinha,
We go back home, let's go to the kitchen,
Lavoasminhasmãos, aáguaélimpinha.
I wash my hands, the water is nice and clean.
Pegoapanela, ligoofogão,
I grab the pot, I turn on the stove,
Fazeressajantaéumadiversão!
Making this dinner is a fun! (more naturally: Making this dinner is so much fun!)
Mexe, mexeacolher, sintaosabor,
Stir, stir the spoon, feel the flavor, (more naturally: Stir with the spoon, taste the flavor,)
Cozinharcomamigoséfeitocomamor.
Cooking with friends is done with love.
Salepimenta, umpoucodelimão,
Salt and pepper, a little bit of lemon,
Essanossareceitaépuraemoção!
This recipe of ours is pure emotion! (more naturally: This recipe of ours is so exciting!)
Cortoabatata, aáguaestáquente,
I cut the potato, the water is hot,
Ocheironoardeixaagentecontente.
The smell in the air leaves us happy. (more naturally: The smell in the air makes us happy.)
Cuidadocomofogo, paranãoqueimar,
Careful with the fire, so it doesn't burn,
Temmuitacomidaparaagenteprovar.
There is a lot of food for us to taste.
Oarrozestápronto, ofeijãotambém,
The rice is ready, the beans too,
Acarnenofornocheiramuitobem.
The meat in the oven smells very good.
Afomeégrande, abarrigareclama,
The hunger is big, the belly complains, (more naturally: We are starving, our stomachs are growling,)
Comidacaseiraéoqueagenteama.
Homemade food is what we love.
Mexe, mexeacolher, sintaosabor,
Stir, stir the spoon, feel the flavor, (more naturally: Stir with the spoon, taste the flavor,)
Cozinharcomamigoséfeitocomamor.
Cooking with friends is done with love.
Salepimenta, umpoucodelimão,
Salt and pepper, a little bit of lemon,
Essanossareceitaépuraemoção!
This recipe of ours is pure emotion! (more naturally: This recipe of ours is so exciting!)
Agoraéahoradearrumaramesa,
Now is the time to set the table,
Pratosegarfos, commuitabeleza.
Plates and forks, with much beauty. (more naturally: Plates and forks, looking very nice.)
Tragaasaladaeosucogelado,
Bring the salad and the cold juice,
Sentenacadeira, bemdomeulado.
Sit on the chair, right by my side.
Ajantaservida, podemoscomer,
The dinner served, we can eat, (more naturally: Dinner is served, we can eat now,)
Tudoestágostoso, vocêpodever.
Everything is tasty, you can see.
Conversaanimada, anoiteéfeliz,
Lively conversation, the night is happy,
Comercoisasboaséoqueagentequis.
Eating good things is what we wanted.
Mexe, mexeacolher, sintaosabor,
Stir, stir the spoon, feel the flavor, (more naturally: Stir with the spoon, taste the flavor,)
Cozinharcomamigoséfeitocomamor.
Cooking with friends is done with love.
Salepimenta, umpoucodelimão,
Salt and pepper, a little bit of lemon,
Essanossareceitaépuraemoção!
This recipe of ours is pure emotion! (more naturally: This recipe of ours is so exciting!)
Muitogostoso...
Very tasty... (more naturally: So delicious...)
Bomapetite!
Good appetite! (more naturally: Enjoy your meal!)
Tchau, tchau!
Bye, bye!
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About the song
The song follows a group of friends from start to finish of a homemade dinner: going to the market, returning home, cooking, setting the table, and finally eating together. The chorus celebrates the joy of cooking with friends. The language is Brazilian Portuguese.
janta: an informal and very common word in Brazil for jantar (the evening meal).
sacola: a bag for carrying groceries.
limpinha: diminutive of limpa; the -inho/-inha ending gives an affectionate tone.
Expressions
Um, dois, três, vai!: to start something together.
arrumar a mesa: to set the table for the meal.
a barriga reclama: to be very hungry (literally, the stomach makes noise).
comida caseira: homemade food.
cheira muito bem: it smells very good.
Bom apetite!: what you say before eating.
a gente: informal form of nós; the verb stays in the 3rd person singular: a gente ama, deixa a gente contente.
pra: spoken form of para (pra casa, pra cozinha).
Grammar
Present indicative to narrate what is happening now: Lavo as minhas mãos, Pego a panela, ligo o fogão, Corto a batata.
Imperative:Pegue a sacola, Traga a salada, Sente na cadeira use the standard form for você. Meanwhile, Mexe, mexe a colher uses the form very commonly heard in Brazilian speech, which is the same as the 3rd person present. Both are common in Brazil, but in formal writing prefer mexa.
estar + adjective for current states: a água está quente, O arroz está pronto, Tudo está gostoso.
para + infinitive for purpose: para não queimar, para a gente provar.
Watch out for the rhymes
um prato que a fome combate: the word order was inverted to rhyme with tomate. The normal order is um prato que combate a fome.
Comer coisas boas é o que a gente quis: the past tense appears to rhyme with feliz. To talk about something you like in general, say é o que a gente quer.
Cozinhar com amigos é feito com amor: a poetic phrase; in a conversation we would say Cozinhar com amigos é fazer algo com amor or é cheio de amor.
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