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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Man of His Word

At Grandpa Zeca's wake in the farm chapel, a neighbour and the doctor come to pay their respects. Say my condolences, thank you for coming, I was your grandfather's friend for fifty years, he was a man of his word, he went as he wanted, and the whole town will come.

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THE STORY

In the chapel of the family farm in Minas, at Grandpa Zeca's wake, Daniel and Bia receive Seu Olavo, the neighbour from the next farm, and Dr. Osvaldo, the family's doctor.

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Meus sentimentos, Dona Bia. O senhor é o marido?MAY-oos sen-chee-MEN-toos, DOH-nah BEE-ah. oo seen-YOHR eh oo mah-REE-dooMy condolences, Dona Bia. Are you the husband?
Sou. Daniel. Obrigado por ter vindo.SOH. dahn-YEW. oh-bree-GAH-doo pohr tehr VEEN-dooI am. Daniel. Thank you for coming.
Seu Olavo, da fazenda vizinha. Fui amigo do seu avô por cinquenta anos.say-oo oh-LAH-voo, dah fah-ZEN-dah vee-ZEE-nyah. FOO-ee ah-MEE-goo doo say-oo ah-VOH pohr seen-KWEN-tah AH-noosSeu Olavo, from the next farm. I was your grandfather's friend for fifty years.
Ele falava muito do senhor.EH-lee fah-LAH-vah MWEEN-too doo seen-YOHRHe talked about you a lot.
Era um homem de palavra. Nunca precisou assinar nada comigo.EH-rah oong OH-mayng djee pah-LAH-vrah. NOON-kah preh-see-ZOH ah-see-NAHR NAH-dah koh-MEE-gooHe was a man of his word. He never had to sign anything with me.
Meus pêsames. Ele se foi como queria, em casa.MAY-oos PEH-zah-mees. EH-lee see FOY KOH-moo keh-REE-ah, ayng KAH-zahMy condolences. He went as he wanted, at home.
Graças ao senhor, doutor.GRAH-sahs ow seen-YOHR, doh-TOHRThanks to you, doctor.
Graças a vocês. Eu só assinei os papéis.GRAH-sahs ah voh-SAYS. AY-oo SOH ah-see-NAY oos pah-PAYSThanks to you all. I only signed the papers.
A missa de sétimo dia é no sábado, na capela.ah MEE-sah djee SEH-chee-moo DJEE-ah eh noo SAH-bah-doo, nah kah-PEH-lahThe seventh-day mass is on Saturday, in the chapel.
A gente vem. A cidade inteira vem.ah ZHEN-chee VAYNG. ah see-DAH-djee een-TAY-rah VAYNGWe'll come. The whole town will come.