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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Only Not

At the office, Paula praises Kevin's report in a tone he doesn't hear, and Daniel has to explain irony. Say what a lovely report, she was being ironic, it's the tone not the words, how do I know when it's irony, when the praise is too big it's irony, and the carioca way to say it, only not.

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THE STORY

In the office in Rio, Paula, who has worked with Daniel for nine years, comments on the report Kevin has just sent her, and Kevin takes it as a compliment.

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Que relatório lindo, Kevin. Quarenta páginas. Adorei.kee heh-lah-TOH-ryoo LEEN-doo, KEH-veen. kwah-REN-tah PAH-zhee-nahs. ah-doh-RAYWhat a lovely report, Kevin. Forty pages. I loved it.
Obrigado, Paula! Eu trabalhei o fim de semana inteiro.oh-bree-GAH-doo, POW-lah! AY-oo trah-bah-LYAY oo FEENG djee seh-MAH-nah een-TAY-rooThank you, Paula! I worked the whole weekend.
Dá para ver.DAH PAH-rah VEHRYou can tell.
Ela gostou, Daniel!EH-lah gos-TOH, dahn-YEWShe liked it, Daniel!
Kevin, ela foi irônica.KEH-veen, EH-lah FOY ee-ROH-nee-kahKevin, she was being ironic.
Irônica? Ela disse que adorou.ee-ROH-nee-kah? EH-lah DJEE-see kee ah-doh-ROHIronic? She said she loved it.
É o tom, não são as palavras. Quarenta páginas é demais.eh oo TOHNG, nowng sowng ahs pah-LAH-vrahs. kwah-REN-tah PAH-zhee-nahs eh djee-MIGHSIt's the tone, not the words. Forty pages is too much.
E como eu sei quando é ironia?ee KOH-moo AY-oo SAY KWAHN-doo eh ee-roh-NEE-ahAnd how do I know when it's irony?
Quando o elogio é grande demais, é ironia.KWAHN-doo oo eh-LOH-zhee-oo eh GRAHN-djee djee-MIGHS, eh ee-roh-NEE-ahWhen the praise is too big, it's irony.
Relatório lindo. Só que não.heh-lah-TOH-ryoo LEEN-doo. SOH kee NOWNGBeautiful report. Only not.