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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Nobody Is Dying Today

In his hospital room, Grandpa Zeca wants to go home, and Dr. Osvaldo explains to Daniel and Bia what that will take. Say he can go home provided someone stays with him all the time, the nurse will come by every morning, if the pain gets worse call me at any hour, and I want to die in my own bed.

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THE STORY

In a hospital room in Ponte Nova, Grandpa Zeca, who is ninety-one, tells the doctor what he wants, and Dr. Osvaldo tells Daniel and Bia what taking him home to the farm will take.

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Doutor, eu quero morrer na minha cama.doh-TOHR, AY-oo KEH-roo moh-HEHR nah MEE-nyah KAH-mahDoctor, I want to die in my own bed.
Ninguém vai morrer hoje, Seu Zeca.neen-GAYNG vigh moh-HEHR OH-zhee, say-oo ZEH-kahNobody is dying today, Seu Zeca.
Ele pode ir para casa, doutor?EH-lee POH-djee EER PAH-rah KAH-zah, doh-TOHRCan he go home, doctor?
Pode, desde que alguém fique com ele o tempo todo.POH-djee, DES-djee kee ahl-GAYNG FEE-kee kohng EH-lee oo TEM-poo TOH-dooHe can, provided someone stays with him all the time.
A gente se reveza. A família é grande.ah ZHEN-chee see heh-VEH-zah. ah fah-MEE-lyah eh GRAHN-djeeWe'll take turns. The family is big.
A enfermeira vai passar lá todas as manhãs.ah ayn-fehr-MAY-rah vigh pah-SAHR LAH TOH-dahs ahs mah-NYANGSThe nurse will come by every morning.
Se a dor piorar, me liguem a qualquer hora.see ah DOHR pee-oh-RAHR, mee LEE-gayng ah kwahl-KEHR OH-rahIf the pain gets worse, call me at any hour.
A dor eu aguento. O que eu não aguento é este teto.ah DOHR AY-oo ah-GWEN-too. oo kee AY-oo nowng ah-GWEN-too eh ES-chee TEH-tooThe pain I can bear. What I can't bear is this ceiling.
Então vamos para casa, vô.ayn-TOWNG VAH-moos PAH-rah KAH-zah, VOHThen let's go home, Grandpa.