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O Meu Diário de Coimbra

Good wound to you

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Jun 10, 2025
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Learning Portuguese is tough enough without typos. Ana, who comes by every week to clean (when she’s not finishing her Masters in Psychology), texted me bom ferido. I quickly looked up ferido, and while I couldn’t figure out why she was wishing me a “good wound,” I texted back Tu também (“You too”).

She sent me a smiley face.

Whatever. I am guest in this land.

I’ll get back to that.

Speaking of language, this morning, outside the 24-hour McDonald’s, on Av. Fernão de Magalhães, I saw this on a bus — the bus station is right next door — with this bumper sticker.

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