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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Relax, I'm Kidding

Over coffee on the balcony, Bia gives Daniel a lesson in carioca teasing before he parades in front of his whole section. Say they're going to tease you all night, teasing is affection, I'm kidding, relax, take it easy, and whoever doesn't get teased isn't part of the group.

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THE STORY

On the balcony of the flat in Botafogo, in Rio, the week before Carnival, Bia explains to Daniel what will happen to the only foreigner in a samba section, and how a carioca takes it.

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Preparado para a ala? Eles vão te zoar a noite inteira.preh-pah-RAH-doo PAH-rah ah AH-lah? EH-lees vowng chee zoh-AHR ah NOY-chee een-TAY-rahReady for the section? They're going to tease you all night.
Me zoar? Por quê?mee zoh-AHR? pohr KAYTease me? Why?
Porque você é gringo, porque canta errado, porque existe.pohr-KEH voh-SAY eh GREEN-goo, pohr-KEH KAHN-tah eh-HAH-doo, pohr-KEH eh-ZEES-cheeBecause you're a foreigner, because you sing wrong, because you exist.
Que simpático.kee seem-PAH-chee-kooHow nice.
Zoação é carinho, amor. Quem não é zoado não é da turma.zoh-ah-SOWNG eh kah-REEN-yoo, ah-MOHR. kayng nowng eh zoh-AH-doo nowng eh dah TOOR-mahTeasing is affection, love. Whoever doesn't get teased isn't part of the group.
E o que eu faço?ee oo kee AY-oo FAH-sooAnd what do I do?
Você ri, e zoa de volta. Nunca fica bravo.voh-SAY HEE, ee ZOH-ah djee VOHL-tah. NOON-kah FEE-kah BRAH-vooYou laugh, and you tease back. You never get angry.
E se eu não entender a piada?ee see AY-oo nowng ayn-ten-DEHR ah pee-AH-dahAnd if I don't get the joke?
Aí você diz: relaxa, tô zoando. Funciona para tudo.ah-EE voh-SAY DJEES: heh-LAH-shah, TOH zoh-AHN-doo. foon-see-OH-nah PAH-rah TOO-dooThen you say: relax, I'm kidding. It works for everything.
Fica tranquila. Deixa eles zoarem, que eu zoo de volta.FEE-kah trahn-KWEE-lah. DAY-shah EH-lees zoh-AH-rayng, kee AY-oo ZOH-oo djee VOHL-tahDon't worry. Let them tease, I'll tease back.