Usages of ele
O gato não é lento, ele é muito rápido.
The cat is not slow; he is very fast.
Paulo está triste porque ele não pode jantar hoje.
Paulo is sad because he cannot have dinner today.
Ele fala pouco português.
He speaks little Portuguese.
Ele prefere usar calça e sapato no trabalho.
He prefers to wear pants and shoes at work.
Eu continuo a estudar português porque ele é importante.
I continue to study Portuguese because it is important.
Ele ajuda a criança a cantar.
He helps the child to sing.
Ele nunca esquece o remédio.
He never forgets the medicine.
Antigamente ele levava um cartão velho como brinquedo e fingia pagar no banco imaginário.
In the past he carried an old card as a toy and pretended to pay at an imaginary bank.
Hoje ele realmente vai ao banco abrir uma conta com um cartão novo.
Today he is actually going to the bank to open an account with a new card.
Ele trabalha como professor.
He works as a teacher.
Ele finge entender tudo, mas às vezes pede ajuda.
He pretends to understand everything, but sometimes he asks for help.
Ele lê o jornal todas as manhãs para ver as notícias.
He reads the newspaper every morning to see the news.
Na biblioteca, ele achou uma revista chata, mas encontrou um artigo interessante sobre um professor muito inteligente.
In the library, he found a boring magazine, but found an interesting article about a very intelligent teacher.
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