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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Sing Wrong, but Sing Loud

At the last rehearsal before Carnival, Tia Zelia drills her section on the street, and Daniel gets most of the corrections. Say arm up, don't stop singing, you sang the wrong word, sing wrong but sing loud, keep the line, and you've got it.

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THE STORY

On the street outside the samba school's hall, in Rio, at the last rehearsal before Carnival, Tia Zelia walks beside her section with a whistle, and Daniel, at the front, hears every correction.

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Braço para cima, gente! Não para de cantar!BRAH-soo PAH-rah SEE-mah, ZHEN-chee! nowng PAH-rah djee kahn-TAHRArm up, everyone! Don't stop singing!
Tia Zélia, eu não sei mais a letra.CHEE-ah ZEH-lyah, AY-oo nowng SAY mighs ah LEH-trahTia Zelia, I don't know the words any more.
Você cantou a palavra errada, americano.voh-SAY kahn-TOH ah pah-LAH-vrah eh-HAH-dah, ah-meh-ree-KAH-nooYou sang the wrong word, American.
Qual?KWOWWhich one?
Todas. Mas canta errado e canta alto.TOH-dahs. mahs KAHN-tah eh-HAH-doo ee KAHN-tah AHL-tooAll of them. But sing wrong, and sing loud.
Segura a fila, cara! Você tá andando rápido demais.seh-GOO-rah ah FEE-lah, KAH-rah! voh-SAY TAH ahn-DAHN-doo HAH-pee-doo djee-MIGHSKeep the line, man! You're walking too fast.
É o nervoso.eh oo nehr-VOH-zooIt's nerves.
Nervoso é bom. Nervoso é respeito.nehr-VOH-zoo eh BOHNG. nehr-VOH-zoo eh hes-PAY-tooNerves are good. Nerves are respect.
Isso! Agora pegou!EE-soo! ah-GOH-rah peh-GOHThat's it! Now you've got it!
Peguei? Então para de apitar na minha orelha.peh-GAY? ayn-TOWNG PAH-rah djee ah-pee-TAHR nah MEE-nyah oh-REH-lyahI've got it? Then stop blowing that whistle in my ear.