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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Good Things Come

Andre, the one from Sao Paulo, calls while everyone is at the table, and Carla comes back from the call with news. Say who's calling at this hour, it's him, go and answer, you're very pale, sit down, he asked me to marry him, and what did you say, I said yes before he finished, good things come to those who wait, when, and in December in Rio and you're all invited.

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THE STORY

At the lunch table in Amargosa, in Bahia, on the last full day of the trip, Carla takes a phone call from Andre in Sao Paulo and comes back engaged, to Bia, Luana, Thiago and Daniel.

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Quem está ligando a essa hora?kayng ees-TAH lee-GAHN-doo ah EH-sah OH-rahWho's calling at this hour?
É ele. Já volto.eh EH-lee. ZHAH VOHL-tooIt's him. Be right back.
Vai atender, menina!vigh ah-ten-DEHR, meh-NEE-nahGo and answer, girl!
Carla, você está muito pálida. Senta.KAHR-lah, voh-SEH ees-TAH MOOY-too PAH-lee-dah. SEN-tahCarla, you're very pale. Sit down.
Ele me pediu em casamento. Por telefone.EH-lee mee peh-DJEE-oo ayng kah-zah-MEN-too. pohr teh-leh-FOH-neeHe asked me to marry him. Over the phone.
E o que você disse?ee oo kee voh-SEH DJEE-seeAnd what did you say?
Eu disse sim antes de ele terminar.eh-oo DJEE-see SEENG AHN-chees djee EH-lee tehr-mee-NAHRI said yes before he finished.
Quem espera sempre alcança.kayng es-PEH-rah SEM-pree ahl-KAHN-sahGood things come to those who wait.
Quando?KWAHN-dooWhen?
Em dezembro, no Rio. E vocês estão todos convidados.ayng deh-ZEM-broo, noo HEE-oo. ee voh-SEHZ ees-TOWNG TOH-doos kohn-vee-DAH-doosIn December, in Rio. And you're all invited.