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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

As Long as I Live

Grandma Nena has heard every word the family has said about the farm, and on the porch she says her piece. Say do you think I don't hear, as long as I live I'm not leaving here, you have the right of use, after me do what you want, and whoever stays, let them take care of it.

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THE STORY

On the porch of the family farm in Minas, at the end of the afternoon, Grandma Nena tells Bia, Daniel and her daughter Rosa what she thinks about the plans for the farm.

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Vocês acham que eu não escuto?voh-SAYS AH-showng kee AY-oo nowng es-KOO-tooDo you think I don't hear?
Eu escuto tudo. Lucro, pousada, Seu Olavo.AY-oo es-KOO-too TOO-doo. LOO-kroo, poh-ZAH-dah, say-oo oh-LAH-vooI hear everything. Profit, guesthouse, Seu Olavo.
Vó, ninguém quer tirar a senhora daqui.VAW, neen-GAYNG kehr chee-RAHR ah seen-YOH-rah dah-KEEGrandma, nobody wants to take you away from here.
Nem adiantaria. Enquanto eu viver, daqui eu não saio.nayng ah-djee-ahn-tah-REE-ah. ayn-KWAHN-too AY-oo vee-VEHR, dah-KEE AY-oo nowng SIGH-ooIt wouldn't do any good anyway. As long as I live, I'm not leaving here.
A senhora tem o usufruto, mãe. A casa é sua até o fim.ah seen-YOH-rah tayng oo oo-zoo-FROO-too, MAH-ee. ah KAH-zah eh SOO-ah ah-TEH oo FEENGYou have the right of use, Mum. The house is yours to the end.
Não é por lei. É porque eu plantei aquelas rosas.nowng eh pohr LAY. eh pohr-KEH AY-oo plahn-TAY ah-KEH-lahs HOH-zahsIt's not because of the law. It's because I planted those roses.
E depois, Vó Nena?ee deh-POYS, VAW NEH-nahAnd afterwards, Grandma Nena?
Depois de mim, façam o que quiserem.deh-POYS djee MEENG, FAH-sowng oo kee kee-ZEH-rayngAfter me, do what you want.
Mas quem ficar, que cuide. E quem sair, que não volte reclamando.mahs kayng fee-KAHR, kee KWEE-djee. ee kayng sah-EER, kee nowng VOHL-chee heh-klah-MAHN-dooBut whoever stays, let them take care of it. And whoever leaves, let them not come back complaining.
Combinado, vó.kohm-bee-NAH-doo, VAWAgreed, Grandma.