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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Habit and the Monk

The night before the wedding, Daniel tries on Rafael's suit from ninety-eight, and Alice has an opinion. Say is this suit all right, a little tight in the shoulder, it's Rafael's from his wedding, that explains the tie, the tie is beautiful I got married in it, it has ninety-eight written all over it, Alice said I look like a waiter, the habit doesn't make the monk, tomorrow I'll buy one, and tomorrow is the wedding.

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THE STORY

In the flat in Rio, the night before Carla's wedding, Daniel tries on the suit Rafael lent him, with Bia and Rafael as the jury and Alice as a witness.

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Bia, esse terno está bom?BEE-ah, EH-see TEHR-noo ees-TAH BOHNGBia, is this suit all right?
Está bom. Um pouco apertado no ombro.ees-TAH BOHNG. oong POH-koo ah-pehr-TAH-doo noo OHM-brooIt's fine. A little tight in the shoulder.
É o do Rafael. Do casamento dele, em noventa e oito.eh oo doo hah-fah-EW. doo kah-zah-MEN-too DEH-lee, ayng noh-VEN-tah ee OY-tooIt's Rafael's. From his wedding, in ninety-eight.
Isso explica a gravata.EE-soo es-PLEE-kah ah grah-VAH-tahThat explains the tie.
A gravata é linda. Eu me casei com ela.ah grah-VAH-tah eh LEEN-dah. eh-oo mee kah-ZAY kohng EH-lahThe tie is beautiful. I got married in it.
Ela tem a cara de noventa e oito.EH-lah tayng ah KAH-rah djee noh-VEN-tah ee OY-tooIt has ninety-eight written all over it.
A Alice disse que eu pareço um garçom.ah ah-LEE-see DJEE-see kee eh-oo pah-REH-soo oong gahr-SOHNGAlice said I look like a waiter.
O hábito não faz o monge.oo AH-bee-too nowng FAHZ oo MOHN-zheeThe habit doesn't make the monk.
Mas faz o padrinho. Amanhã eu compro um.mahs FAHZ oo pah-DREE-nyoo. ah-mah-NYAHNG eh-oo KOHM-proo oongBut it makes the padrinho. Tomorrow I'll buy one.
Amanhã é o casamento, Daniel.ah-mah-NYAHNG eh oo kah-zah-MEN-too, dah-nee-EWTomorrow is the wedding, Daniel.