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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

You Sign as a Witness

At the registry office in Ponte Nova, the clerk reads out the division of Grandpa Zeca's estate and the family signs. Say are all the heirs present, I'll read the division aloud, the widow keeps the use of the house and the land as long as she lives, according to the attached agreement, have your signatures notarised, and you sign as a witness.

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THE STORY

In the registry office in Ponte Nova, in Minas, the clerk reads out the division of Grandpa Zeca's estate to Grandma Nena, Dona Rosa, Uncle Geraldo and Daniel, and they sign it.

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Bom dia. Todos os herdeiros estão presentes?bohng DJEE-ah. TOH-dooz ooz ehr-DAY-roos ess-TOWNG preh-ZEN-cheesGood morning. Are all the heirs present?
Estamos. E a viúva também.ess-TAH-moos. ee ah vee-OO-vah tahm-BAYNGWe are. And the widow too.
Vou ler a partilha em voz alta. Depois, cada um assina.voh LEHR ah pahr-CHEE-lyah ayng VOHZ AHL-tah. deh-POYS, KAH-dah oong ah-SEE-nahI'll read the division aloud. Then each one signs.
A viúva fica com o usufruto da casa e das terras enquanto viver.ah vee-OO-vah FEE-kah kohng oo oo-zoo-FROO-too dah KAH-zah ee dahs TEH-hahs ayn-KWAHN-too vee-VEHRThe widow keeps the use of the house and the land as long as she lives.
Isso eu já sabia.EE-soo AY-oo ZHAH sah-BEE-ahThat I already knew.
Os herdeiros Geraldo, Rosa e Lurdes recebem conforme o acordo em anexo.ooz ehr-DAY-roos zheh-RAHL-doo, HOH-zah ee LOOR-djees heh-SEH-bayng kohn-FOHR-mee oo ah-KOHR-doo ayng ah-NEK-sooThe heirs Geraldo, Rosa and Lurdes receive according to the attached agreement.
Está tudo certo.ess-TAH TOO-doo SEHR-tooThat's all correct.
Então assinem aqui, e reconheçam firma na mesa ao lado.ayn-TOWNG ah-SEE-nayng ah-KEE, ee heh-koh-NYEH-sowng FEER-mah nah MEH-zah ow LAH-dooThen sign here, and have your signatures notarised at the next desk.
E eu? Eu assino alguma coisa?ee AY-oo? AY-oo ah-SEE-noo ahl-GOO-mah KOY-zahAnd me? Do I sign anything?
O senhor assina como testemunha.oo seen-YOHR ah-SEE-nah KOH-moo tes-teh-MOO-nyahYou sign as a witness.