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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

One of These Days

At the school gate, a mother invites Daniel and Bia over, and on the way home Bia explains the difference between an invitation and a real one. Say come over one of these days, one of these days means never, Saturday at four is real, when there's a day and a time it's an invitation, and when there isn't it's politeness.

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THE STORY

At the gate of Alice's school in Botafogo, in Rio, Fabiana, the mother of Alice's best friend, invites Daniel and Bia over, and on the way home Bia explains what she meant.

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Vocês têm que aparecer lá em casa um dia desses!voh-SAYS TAYNG kee ah-pah-reh-SEHR LAH ayng KAH-zah oong DJEE-ah DEH-seesYou have to come over to our place one of these days!
Claro! A gente adoraria.KLAH-roo! ah ZHEN-chee ah-doh-rah-REE-ahOf course! We'd love to.
Combinado, então. Tchau, gente!kohm-bee-NAH-doo, ayn-TOWNG. TCHOW, ZHEN-cheeIt's a deal, then. Bye, everyone!
Que dia a gente vai?kee DJEE-ah ah ZHEN-chee VIGHWhat day are we going?
Nenhum. Um dia desses quer dizer nunca.neh-NYOONG. oong DJEE-ah DEH-sees kehr djee-ZEHR NOON-kahNone. One of these days means never.
Mas ela disse combinado.mahs EH-lah DJEE-see kohm-bee-NAH-dooBut she said it's a deal.
Combinado sem dia não é combinado. É educação.kohm-bee-NAH-doo sayng DJEE-ah nowng eh kohm-bee-NAH-doo. eh eh-doo-kah-SOWNGA deal without a day isn't a deal. It's politeness.
E como eu sei quando é de verdade?ee KOH-moo AY-oo SAY KWAHN-doo eh djee vehr-DAH-djeeAnd how do I know when it's real?
Quando tem dia e hora. Sábado às quatro é convite. Um dia desses é tchau.KWAHN-doo tayng DJEE-ah ee OH-rah. SAH-bah-doo ahs KWAH-troo eh kohn-VEE-chee. oong DJEE-ah DEH-sees eh TCHOWWhen there's a day and a time. Saturday at four is an invitation. One of these days is goodbye.
Então eu tenho nove anos de convites que não existiam.ayn-TOWNG AY-oo TEN-yoo NOH-vee AH-noos djee kohn-VEE-chees kee nowng eh-zees-CHEE-owngThen I have nine years of invitations that never existed.