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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Only If All the Heirs Agree

In a lawyer's office in Ponte Nova, Dr. Henrique explains to Dona Rosa, Bia and Daniel what happens to Grandpa Zeca's farm. Say did he leave a will, even so the estate has to go through probate, who inherits what, half is the widow's by law, and only if all the heirs agree.

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In the office of Dr. Henrique, a lawyer in Ponte Nova, in Minas, Bia's mother Rosa, Bia and Daniel hear what the law says about Grandpa Zeca's farm.

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Dona Rosa, meus sentimentos. Vamos ao que interessa.DOH-nah HOH-zah, MAY-oos sen-chee-MEN-toos. VAH-moos ow kee een-teh-REH-sahDona Rosa, my condolences. Let's get down to business.
O Seu Zeca deixou testamento?oo say-oo ZEH-kah day-SHOH tes-tah-MEN-tooDid Seu Zeca leave a will?
Deixou. Está aqui.day-SHOH. ess-TAH ah-KEEHe did. It's here.
Ótimo. Mesmo assim, é preciso abrir o inventário.OH-chee-moo. MEZ-moo ah-SEENG, eh preh-SEE-zoo ah-BREER oo een-ven-TAH-ryooGood. Even so, the estate has to go through probate.
O que é inventário, doutor?oo kee eh een-ven-TAH-ryoo, doh-TOHRWhat is probate, doctor?
É a lista de tudo o que ele deixou, e de quem herda o quê.eh ah LEES-tah djee TOO-doo oo kee EH-lee day-SHOH, ee djee kayng EHR-dah oo KAYIt's the list of everything he left, and of who inherits what.
Metade é da viúva, por lei. A outra metade se divide entre os três filhos.meh-TAH-djee eh dah vee-OO-vah, pohr LAY. ah OH-trah meh-TAH-djee see djee-VEE-djee EN-tree oos TREHS FEE-lyoosHalf is the widow's, by law. The other half is divided among the three children.
E a fazenda? Pode ser vendida?ee ah fah-ZEN-dah? POH-djee sehr ven-DJEE-dahAnd the farm? Can it be sold?
Só se todos os herdeiros concordarem.SOH see TOH-dooz ooz ehr-DAY-roos kohn-kohr-DAH-rayngOnly if all the heirs agree.
Então ninguém vende nada. A minha mãe não concorda.ayn-TOWNG neen-GAYNG VEN-djee NAH-dah. ah MEE-nyah MAH-ee nowng kohn-KOHR-dahThen nobody sells anything. My mother doesn't agree.