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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

I'm Going to Be Honest with You

In the hospital in Ponte Nova, the doctor tells Bia and Daniel what Grandpa Zeca's tests showed. Say I'm going to be honest with you, at his age the treatment would be worse than the illness, are you saying there's nothing more to be done, and how long, doctor?

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Lesson 2 · I'm Going to Be Honest with You

Brazilian Portuguese · 30 minutes

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In a corridor of the hospital in Ponte Nova, in Minas, Bia and Daniel meet Dr. Osvaldo, who has the results of Grandpa Zeca's tests.

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Boa tarde. Vocês são a família do Seu Zeca?BOH-ah TAHR-djee. voh-SAYS sowng ah fah-MEE-lyah doo say-oo ZEH-kahGood afternoon. Are you Seu Zeca's family?
Somos. Eu sou a neta dele. Como ele está, doutor?SOH-moos. AY-oo soh ah NEH-tah DEH-lee. KOH-moo EH-lee ess-TAH, doh-TOHRWe are. I'm his granddaughter. How is he, doctor?
Vou ser sincero com vocês.voh sehr seen-SEH-roo kohng voh-SAYSI'm going to be honest with you.
Os exames mostraram um tumor no pâncreas.ooz eh-ZAH-mees mohs-TRAH-rowng oong too-MOHR noo PAHN-kree-ahsThe tests showed a tumour on the pancreas.
Um tumor? E tem tratamento?oong too-MOHR? ee tayng trah-tah-MEN-tooA tumour? And is there a treatment?
Na idade dele, o tratamento seria pior do que a doença.nah ee-DAH-djee DEH-lee, oo trah-tah-MEN-too seh-REE-ah pee-OHR doo kee ah doh-EN-sahAt his age, the treatment would be worse than the illness.
O senhor está dizendo que não há mais o que fazer?oo seen-YOHR ess-TAH djee-ZEN-doo kee nowng AH mighs oo kee fah-ZEHRAre you saying there's nothing more to be done?
Estou dizendo que o que importa agora é ele não sentir dor.ess-TOH djee-ZEN-doo kee oo kee een-POHR-tah ah-GOH-rah eh EH-lee nowng sen-CHEER DOHRI'm saying that what matters now is for him not to feel pain.
Quanto tempo, doutor?KWAHN-too TEM-poo, doh-TOHRHow long, doctor?
Semanas. Talvez alguns meses.seh-MAH-nahs. tahl-VEHZ ahl-GOONS MEH-zeesWeeks. Perhaps a few months.