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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

On Top of That

Daniel's first day back at the office. Dona Sonia has retired, and the new director, Fernanda, from the Sao Paulo office, holds her first meeting. Paula and Felipe tell him everything he missed, and what they think of her. Hold an argument together with "on top of that", "however" and "on the other hand", and keep "however" for meetings, not the office kitchen.

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THE STORY

Monday the fourteenth of January, twenty thirty, ten to nine, at the office. It's Daniel's first day back since Alice was born. While he was at home, Dona Sonia, the director, retired, and a new director has come from the Sao Paulo office. Paula and Felipe have been waiting for him. At ten, Fernanda holds her first meeting with the team, and at one, in the office kitchen, Paula and Felipe want to know what Daniel thinks of her. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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eu perdiEH-oo per-DJEEI missed
O que eu perdi?oo kee EH-oo per-DJEEWhat did I miss?
se aposentousee ah-poh-zayn-TOHretired, word for word retired herself
A Dona Sônia se aposentou.ah DOH-nah SOH-nee-ah see ah-poh-zayn-TOHDona Sonia has retired.
a diretora novaah djee-reh-TOH-rah NAW-vahthe new director, a woman
A diretora nova chegou.ah djee-reh-TOH-rah NAW-vah sheh-GOHThe new director has arrived.
E aí? Como ela é?ee ah-EE? KOH-moo EH-lah EHSo? What's she like?
além dissoah-LAYNG DJEE-sooon top of that, besides
Além disso, ela manda e-mail à meia-noite.ah-LAYNG DJEE-soo, EH-lah MAHN-dah ee-MAY-oo ah MAY-ah NOY-tcheeOn top of that, she sends emails at midnight.
Por outro lado, ela leu todos os meus relatórios.poor OH-troo LAH-doo, EH-lah LAY-oo TOH-doos oos MAY-oos heh-lah-TAW-ree-oosOn the other hand, she's read all my reports.

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