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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

You Said Right in English

On a video call with his mother in Chicago, Daniel's two languages get mixed up, and Bia keeps the score. Say I'll call you later Mom, you said right in English, I didn't notice, you think in Portuguese now, you dream in Portuguese, and your mother understood anyway.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

In the living room of the flat in Botafogo, in Rio, after a Sunday video call with his mother in Chicago, Daniel learns from Bia what his English sounds like now.

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Tchau, mãe. Depois eu te ligo, né?TCHOW, MAH-ee. deh-POYS AY-oo chee LEE-goo, NEHBye, Mom. I'll call you later, right?
Você falou né em inglês.voh-SAY fah-LOH NEH ayng een-GLAYSYou said right in English.
Falei?fah-LAYDid I?
Falou. E falou então no começo de três frases.fah-LOH. ee fah-LOH ayn-TOWNG noo koh-MEH-soo djee TREHS FRAH-zeesYou did. And you said so at the start of three sentences.
Nem percebi.nayng pehr-seh-BEEI didn't even notice.
Você pensa em português agora.voh-SAY PEN-sah ayng pohr-too-GAYS ah-GOH-rahYou think in Portuguese now.
Eu penso nas duas.AY-oo PEN-soo nahs DOO-ahsI think in both.
Ontem à noite você falou português dormindo.OHN-tayng ah NOY-chee voh-SAY fah-LOH pohr-too-GAYS dohr-MEEN-dooLast night you spoke Portuguese in your sleep.
O que eu disse?oo kee AY-oo DJEE-seeWhat did I say?
Segura a fila, cara. E a sua mãe entendeu mesmo assim.seh-GOO-rah ah FEE-lah, KAH-rah. ee ah SOO-ah MAH-ee ayn-ten-DEH-oo MEZ-moo ah-SEENGKeep the line, man. And your mother understood anyway.