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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Whoever Doesn't Dance

Seu Zeca do Forro takes the stage, Luana takes Daniel onto the floor, and Thiago takes the children. Say whoever doesn't dance holds the child, you're going to learn forro tonight, I don't know how to dance this, two that way two this way, I stepped on your foot, keep going, I hold the child, and now there's no excuse.

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THE STORY

In front of the main stage of the arraia in Amargosa, in Bahia, the accordion player Seu Zeca do Forro starts the dancing, and Luana teaches Daniel the steps while Thiago minds the girls.

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Boa noite, Amargosa! Quem não dança segura a criança!BOH-ah NOY-chee, ah-mahr-GOH-zah. kayng nowng DAHN-sah seh-GOO-rah ah kree-AHN-sahGood evening, Amargosa! Whoever doesn't dance holds the child!
Vem, Daniel. Você vai aprender forró hoje.VAYNG, dah-nee-EW. voh-SEH vigh ah-pren-DEHR foh-HOH OH-zheeCome on, Daniel. You're going to learn forro tonight.
Eu não sei dançar isso.eh-oo nowng SAY dahn-SAHR EE-sooI don't know how to dance this.
Ninguém sabe. É dois pra lá, dois pra cá.neen-GAYNG SAH-bee. eh DOYS prah LAH, DOYS prah KAHNobody knows. It's two that way, two this way.
Pisei no seu pé. Desculpa.pee-ZAY noo say-oo PEH. djees-KOOL-pahI stepped on your foot. Sorry.
Pisou. Continua.pee-ZOH. kohn-chee-NOO-ahYou did. Keep going.
Thiago, e você?chee-AH-goo, ee voh-SEHThiago, and you?
Eu seguro a criança.eh-oo seh-GOO-roo ah kree-AHN-sahI hold the child.
Essa é para os casais apaixonados!EH-sah eh PAH-rah oos kah-ZIGHS ah-pigh-shoh-NAH-doosThis one's for the couples in love!
Agora não tem desculpa, Thiago.ah-GOH-rah nowng tayng djees-KOOL-pah, chee-AH-gooNow there's no excuse, Thiago.