Usages of esta
Você gosta de trabalhar nesta cidade?
Do you like to work in this city?
Esta casa é bonita.
This house is beautiful.
Será que esta viagem é mais cara ou mais barata do que a anterior?
I wonder if this trip is more expensive or cheaper than the previous one.
Esta sopa está melhor do que a do restaurante anterior, que tinha uma cozinha suja.
This soup is better than the one from the previous restaurant, which had a dirty kitchen.
Para quem gosta de sopa, esta é deliciosa.
For those who like soup, this one is delicious.
Esta flor amarela cresce quando o sol começa a brilhar.
This yellow flower grows when the sun starts to shine.
Eu dou esta flor amarela de presente.
I give this yellow flower as a gift.
Minha agenda está cheia esta semana, mas no domingo eu posso descansar.
My planner is full this week, but on Sunday I can rest.
No meu escritório, os funcionários têm trabalhado muito nesta semana.
In my office, the employees have been working a lot this week.
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