I'll Begin with the Team

Thursday the sixth of February, twenty thirty-one, the office by the river, Larissa's and Rodrigo's first week. At nine, by video to Sao Paulo and Rio, Daniel presents the plan for the opening on the tenth of March, with the signposts Larissa taught him the night before and Edson's phone counting the minutes. At lunch, pumpkin turns out to have a third name, the heat is "nice and cool" again, and Edson says a word about Daniel's Portuguese that Daniel takes for an insult until Larissa translates it. Carnival is in two weeks, and Edson's invitation isn't an invitation. Say "I'll begin by talking about the team", "moving on now to", "as you can see", "in short" and "to conclude".

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Thursday the sixth of February, twenty thirty-one, the office by the river, in the Northeast. Larissa and Rodrigo started on Monday, and at nine Daniel presents the plan for the opening to Sao Paulo and Rio, by video, in fifteen minutes. On Wednesday evening, Larissa stopped him after one sentence and taught him how a Brazilian presentation is signposted, while Edson counted the minutes on his phone. At noon, lunch at the counter on the corner, in thirty-four degrees. Carnival is in two weeks. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

In this lesson, you’ll learn to

Signpost a presentation, "I'll begin by talking about the team", "moving on now to the clients", "as you can see", "in short" and "to conclude"
Say Larissa's rule, "first you say what you're going to talk about, then you talk", and Edson's count, "eighteen minutes, Fernanda gives fifteen"
Say the Northeast's words for pumpkin and for terrific, and "terrific is a compliment"
Say "it's not an invitation, I insist" and "the company's first ticket is this one"

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Primeiro você diz o que vai falar. Depois, você fala.pree-MAY-roo voh-SAY djees oo kee vy fah-LAR. deh-POYS, voh-SAY FAH-lahFirst you say what you're going to talk about. Then you talk.

placaPLAH-kaha sign, as on a road

falando defah-LAHN-doo djeeby talking about

Vou começar falando da equipe.voh koh-meh-SAR fah-LAHN-doo dah eh-KEE-peeI'll begin by talking about the team.

passando agora parapah-SAHN-doo ah-GAW-rah PAH-rahmoving on now to, word for word passing now to

Passando agora para os clientes.pah-SAHN-doo ah-GAW-rah PAH-rah oos klee-AYN-tcheesMoving on now to the clients.

como vocês podem verKOH-moo voh-SAYS PAW-dayng vehras you can see

Como vocês podem ver, o escritório é pequeno.KOH-moo voh-SAYS PAW-dayng vehr, oo ehs-kree-TAW-ree-oo eh peh-KAY-nooAs you can see, the office is small.

Dezoito minutos, Daniel. A Fernanda dá quinze.deh-ZOY-too mee-NOO-toos, dah-nee-EW. ah fehr-NAHN-dah dah KEEN-zeeEighteen minutes, Daniel. Fernanda gives fifteen.

em resumoayng heh-ZOO-mooin short, word for word in summary

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