I Declare the Office Open

Monday the tenth of March, twenty thirty-one, ten in the morning, the office by the river, in the Northeast. A brass plaque by the lift, a bigger room next door, corn couscous from Edson's mother on the table and three clients on the wall. Marcos, Daniel's old boss, has flown up from Sao Paulo and sees him in person for the first time in three and a half years; Fernanda took the six o'clock flight from Rio. Daniel's two-minute speech, in the register of a ceremony, ends on "it is with great joy that I declare the office open"; Marcos says his line from twenty twenty-seven again, and Fernanda says "nobody said anything about moving" without being asked, this time with no "for now". At lunch, Edson explains why the city's own people put an article in front of its name, and who doesn't. Say "I thank you all for being here", "without further ado", "it is with great joy that I declare the office open" and "whoever is from here says the city's name with the article".

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Monday the tenth of March, twenty thirty-one, ten in the morning, the office by the river, in the Northeast. By the lift, a brass plaque. Next door, the bigger room, with corn couscous from Edson's mother on the table and the first clients on the wall. Marcos has flown up from Sao Paulo, Fernanda took the six o'clock flight from Rio, and Daniel has a two-minute speech to make, in the register of a ceremony. At noon, lunch at the counter on the corner, where Edson explains why the city's own people put an article in front of its name, and who doesn't. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Open a ceremony, "the floor is Daniel's", "I thank you all for being here" and "without further ado"
Say "it is with great joy that I declare the office open", with the joy in front
Say "in twenty twenty-seven, I said, I trust you. Today, I say it again" and "nobody said anything about moving. And this time, no for now"
Say "whoever is from here says the city's name with the article", "three clients on the wall" and "my mother sent corn couscous for everyone"

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cuscuz de milhokoos-KOOS djee MEEL-yoocorn couscous

A minha mãe mandou para todo mundo.ah MEEN-yah MAYNG mahn-DOH PAH-rah TOH-doo MOON-dooMy mother sent it for everyone.

Três clientes na parede. Dois meus, um do Rodrigo.trays klee-AYN-tchees nah pah-RAY-djee. doys MAY-oos, oong doo hoh-DREE-gooThree clients on the wall. Two of mine, one of Rodrigo's.

sem te versayng tchee vehrwithout seeing you

Três anos e meio sem te ver. Você não mudou nada.trays AH-noos ee MAY-oo sayng tchee vehr. voh-SAY nowng moo-DOH NAH-dahThree and a half years without seeing you. You haven't changed a bit.

a presença de todosah preh-ZAYN-sah djee TOH-doosthe presence of everyone

Agradeço a presença de todos.ah-grah-DAY-soo ah preh-ZAYN-sah djee TOH-doosI thank you all for being here. Formally.

sem mais delongassayng mys deh-LOHN-gahswithout further ado, word for word without more delays

Sem mais delongas, vou começar falando da equipe.sayng mys deh-LOHN-gahs, voh koh-meh-SAR fah-LAHN-doo dah eh-KEE-peeWithout further ado, I'll begin by talking about the team.

eu declaroEH-oo deh-KLAH-rooI declare

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