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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Cheap Turns Out Expensive

Rafael asks the bank for a loan to keep the cafe, and Daniel does the arithmetic on the small installments. Say I need a loan for my cafe, how much do you need, sixty installments, and the interest, three percent a month, he pays double, cheap turns out expensive, and I want to pay little, not pay forever.

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THE STORY

At a bank in Botafogo, in Rio, Rafael asks the manager for a loan to make Dona Ivone an offer for the cafe, and Daniel, sitting beside him, reads the numbers.

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Em que posso ajudar?ayng kee POH-soo ah-zhoo-DAHRHow can I help?
Preciso de um empréstimo para o meu café.preh-SEE-zoo djee oong em-PRES-chee-moo PAH-rah oo may-oo kah-FEHI need a loan for my cafe.
Quanto o senhor precisa?KWAHN-too oo sen-YOHR preh-SEE-zahHow much do you need?
Quarenta mil reais.kwah-REN-tah MEEW heh-IGHSForty thousand reais.
Temos uma linha com parcelas pequenas, em sessenta vezes.TEH-mooz OO-mah LEE-nyah kohng pahr-SEH-lahs peh-KEH-nahs, ayng seh-SEN-tah VEH-zeesWe have a line with small installments, in sixty payments.
E os juros?ee ooz ZHOO-roosAnd the interest?
Três por cento ao mês.TREHS pohr SEN-too ow MEHSThree percent a month.
Em sessenta vezes, ele paga o dobro. O barato sai caro.ayng seh-SEN-tah VEH-zees, EH-lee PAH-gah oo DOH-broo. oo bah-RAH-too SIGH KAH-rooIn sixty payments, he pays double. Cheap turns out expensive.
Posso ver outra opção.POH-soo VEHR OH-trah ohp-SOWNGI can look at another option.
Por favor. Eu quero pagar pouco, não pagar para sempre.pohr fah-VOHR. eh-oo KEH-roo pah-GAHR POH-koo, nowng pah-GAHR PAH-rah SEM-preePlease. I want to pay little, not pay forever.