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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Daddy Says It Wrong

At bedtime, Bia reports what their five-year-old daughter said about Daniel's Portuguese, and the lesson is about the one letter he still can't say. Say Alice says you say Rio wrong, it's the carioca r, from the throat not the tongue, she speaks better than you, she corrected her teacher too, and at least she corrects with love.

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THE STORY

In the bedroom of the flat in Botafogo, in Rio, after putting their daughter Alice, who is five, to bed, Bia tells Daniel what Alice said about his accent.

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A Alice disse que você fala Rio errado.ah ah-LEE-see DJEE-see kee voh-SAY FAH-lah HEE-oo eh-HAH-dooAlice says you say Rio wrong.
Eu falo Rio há nove anos.AY-oo FAH-loo HEE-oo AH NOH-vee AH-noosI've said Rio for nine years.
Errado há nove anos. É o erre carioca.eh-HAH-doo AH NOH-vee AH-noos. eh oo EH-hee kah-ree-OH-kahWrong for nine years. It's the carioca r.
Como assim, errado?KOH-moo ah-SEENG, eh-HAH-dooWhat do you mean, wrong?
Vem da garganta, não da língua. Rio. Rua. Rafael.VAYNG dah gahr-GAHN-tah, nowng dah LEEN-gwah. HEE-oo. HOO-ah. hah-fah-EWIt comes from the throat, not the tongue. Rio. Rua. Rafael.
Rio. Rua. Rafael.HEE-oo. HOO-ah. hah-fah-EWRio. Rua. Rafael.
Melhor. Mas ela fala melhor que você.meh-LYOHR. mahs EH-lah FAH-lah meh-LYOHR kee voh-SAYBetter. But she speaks better than you.
Ela tem cinco anos!EH-lah tayng SEEN-koo AH-noosShe's five!
E corrigiu a professora também.ee koh-hee-ZHEE-oo ah proh-feh-SOH-rah tahm-BAYNGAnd she corrected her teacher too.
Pelo menos ela corrige com carinho.PEH-loo MEH-noos EH-lah koh-HEE-zhee kohng kah-REEN-yooAt least she corrects with love.