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Key Phrases

Que golo incrível!

What an incredible goal!

Toda a gente está a gritar!

Everyone is cheering!

Vamos lembrar-nos disto para sempre.

We’ll remember this forever.

Skills You'll Learn

Express excitement and surprise during a football match

Expressar entusiasmo e surpresa durante um jogo de futebol

Describe what family members are doing and feeling

Descrever o que os familiares estão a fazer e a sentir

Talk about special moments and lasting memories

Falar sobre momentos especiais e memórias duradouras

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are at a football match with your family, and your team has just scored an amazing goal. Everyone is shouting, clapping, and sharing an unforgettable happy moment together.

Golo! Que golo incrível!

Goal! What an incredible goal!

Sim! Que remate tão forte!

Yes! What a powerful shot!

Não acredito! Entrou mesmo!

I can’t believe it! It actually went in!

Toda a gente está a gritar!

Everyone is cheering!

Olha para o pai, está tão feliz!

Look at Dad, he’s so happy!

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

🥅🎉

Golo!

GOH-loo

Goal!

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🥅🤩🎉

Que golo!

keh GOH-loo

What a goal!

💬 [Que] is a very common way to react with emotion: [Que golo!], [Que remate!], [Que sorte!]. In speech, it works like "what a ...!" even though Portuguese doesn't add a separate word for [a].

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🤯✨

Incrível

een-kREE-vel

Incredible / amazing

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🥅🤯🎉

Que golo incrível!

keh GOH-loo een-KREE-vel

What an incredible goal!

💬 With exclamations like this, Portuguese often uses [que] + noun + adjective: [Que golo incrível!], [Que dia bonito!]. It's a handy pattern for reacting naturally on the spot.

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✅🙌

Sim!

seeng

Yes!

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🎯🤩

Que remate!

keh reh-MAH-teh

What a shot!

💬 [Que] is a very common way to react with emotion: [Que golo!], [Que remate!], [Que sorte!]. In speech, it works like "what a ...!" even though Portuguese doesn't add a separate word for [a].

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💪

Tão forte

towng FOR-tuh

So strong / so powerful

💬 [Tão] means [so] before an adjective: [tão forte], [tão feliz], [tão bonito]. The [ão] sound is nasal, so don't pronounce it like plain [ow].

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💥🎯

Que remate tão forte!

keh reh-MAH-teh towng FOR-tuh

What a powerful shot!

💬 [Tão] means [so] before an adjective: [tão forte], [tão feliz], [tão bonito]. It's a simple pattern you can reuse for strong reactions.

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😱🤯

Não acredito!

nowng ah-kruh-DEE-too

I can’t believe it!

🇵🇹 This is a very normal spontaneous reaction in Portugal to something dramatic or unexpected, including a goal. It sounds natural with friends, family, or strangers watching the match together.

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