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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Leave It with Me

At the office, Kevin reports on his first week of Portuguese, and Daniel translates what people actually meant. Say leave it with me means I'll think about it, let's arrange something means never, I'll call you later means goodbye, so what do people say when they mean yes, and when they mean yes they just do it.

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THE STORY

In the office kitchen in Rio, at the end of Kevin's first week, Kevin tells Daniel what his colleagues promised him, and Daniel tells him what they meant.

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A Paula disse: pode deixar. Então o relatório tá pronto, né?ah POW-lah DJEE-see: POH-djee day-SHAHR. ayn-TOWNG oo heh-lah-TOH-ryoo TAH PROHN-too, NEHPaula said: leave it with me. So the report is ready, right?
Não. Pode deixar quer dizer: vou pensar nisso. Talvez.NOWNG. POH-djee day-SHAHR kehr djee-ZEHR: voh pen-SAHR NEE-soo. tahl-VEHZNo. Leave it with me means: I'll think about it. Maybe.
E o Marcos disse: vamos marcar um almoço.ee oo MAHR-koos DJEE-see: VAH-moos mahr-KAHR oong ahl-MOH-sooAnd Marcos said: let's arrange a lunch.
Vamos marcar quer dizer nunca.VAH-moos mahr-KAHR kehr djee-ZEHR NOON-kahLet's arrange means never.
E a Fernanda disse: depois eu te ligo.ee ah fehr-NAHN-dah DJEE-see: deh-POYS AY-oo chee LEE-gooAnd Fernanda said: I'll call you later.
Depois eu te ligo quer dizer tchau.deh-POYS AY-oo chee LEE-goo kehr djee-ZEHR TCHOWI'll call you later means goodbye.
Então o que as pessoas dizem quando querem dizer sim?ayn-TOWNG oo kee ahs peh-SOH-ahs DJEE-zayng KWAHN-doo KEH-rayng djee-ZEHR SEENGSo what do people say when they mean yes?
Quando querem dizer sim, elas simplesmente fazem.KWAHN-doo KEH-rayng djee-ZEHR SEENG, EH-lahs seem-ples-MEN-chee FAH-zayngWhen they mean yes, they just do it.
E quando querem dizer não?ee KWAHN-doo KEH-rayng djee-ZEHR NOWNGAnd when they mean no?
Aí dizem: pode deixar.ah-EE DJEE-zayng: POH-djee day-SHAHRThen they say: leave it with me.