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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

In a Little While

Kevin, a colleague from Chicago, lands in Rio for three months, and his first carioca phrase goes wrong before he leaves the airport. Say welcome to Rio, the driver said he'd be here in a little while, in a little while means anything from five minutes to an hour, everything here is in a little while, and you'll get the hang of it.

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THE STORY

At the arrivals hall of the international airport in Rio, Daniel picks up Kevin, a colleague from the Chicago office who has come to work in Rio for three months and takes everything literally.

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Kevin! Bem-vindo ao Rio. Como foi o voo?KEH-veen! bayng-VEEN-doo ow HEE-oo. KOH-moo foy oo VOH-ooKevin! Welcome to Rio. How was the flight?
Longo. Mas eu estudei português o voo inteiro.LOHN-goo. mahs AY-oo es-too-DAY pohr-too-GAYS oo VOH-oo een-TAY-rooLong. But I studied Portuguese the whole flight.
Eu liguei para o motorista. Ele disse que chega daqui a pouco.AY-oo lee-GAY PAH-rah EH-lee. EH-lee DJEE-see kee SHEH-gah dah-KEE ah POH-kooI called the driver. He said he'd be here in a little while.
Daqui a pouco. Então senta, que vai demorar.dah-KEE ah POH-koo. ayn-TOWNG SEN-tah, kee vigh deh-moh-RAHRIn a little while. Then sit down, because it's going to take a while.
Como assim? Daqui a pouco é pouco.KOH-moo ah-SEENG? dah-KEE ah POH-koo eh POH-kooWhat do you mean? A little while is a little.
Aqui não. Daqui a pouco é de cinco minutos a uma hora.ah-KEE NOWNG. dah-KEE ah POH-koo eh djee SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toos ah OO-mah OH-rahNot here. In a little while is anything from five minutes to an hour.
Então ele mentiu?ayn-TOWNG EH-lee men-CHEE-ooSo he lied?
Ninguém mentiu. É só o jeito de falar. Aqui tudo é daqui a pouco.neen-GAYNG men-CHEE-oo. eh SOH oo ZHAY-too djee fah-LAHR. ah-KEE TOO-doo eh dah-KEE ah POH-kooNobody lied. It's just how people talk. Everything here is in a little while.
Eu vou precisar de um dicionário diferente.AY-oo voh preh-see-ZAHR djee oong djee-see-oh-NAH-ryoo djee-feh-REN-cheeI'm going to need a different dictionary.
Você vai pegar o jeito. Daqui a pouco.voh-SAY vigh peh-GAHR oo ZHAY-too. dah-KEE ah POH-kooYou'll get the hang of it. In a little while.