New concept

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In this lesson you'll follow Luana through a whole day. You already have most of what you need — reflexive verbs, the time, the parts of the day. A few new words first:

Portuguese English
acordar to wake up
preparar to make, to prepare (coffee, a meal)
ir a pé — ela vai a pé to walk, go on foot — she walks
o trabalho work
almoçar to have lunch
fazer um lanche — ela faz um lanche to have a snack — she has a snack
voltar para casa to go back home
sentar-se to sit down
ler — ela lê to read — she reads
preparar-se para to get ready for

Sentar-se and preparar-se work exactly like levantar-se: ela se senta, ela se prepara. Notice the pair preparar / preparar-se: she prepara um café (makes a coffee), but se prepara para dormir (gets herself ready for bed).