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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Bird in the Hand

Dona Ivone comes back with her answer, and the cafe is saved over a coffee that was already free. Say I thought about your offer, the bank hasn't signed anything yet, he has paid for ten years every fifth of the month, better a bird in the hand than two flying, does that mean yes, twenty percent more and a five-year contract, and done.

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THE STORY

At Rafael's cafe in Botafogo, in Rio, Dona Ivone, who owns the building, gives Rafael and Daniel her answer to their offer.

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Eu pensei na proposta de vocês.eh-oo pen-SAY nah proh-POHS-tah djee voh-SEHSI thought about your offer.
E então?ee en-TOWNGAnd so?
O banco paga o dobro, mas ainda não assinou nada.oo BAHN-koo PAH-gah oo DOH-broo, mahz ah-EEN-dah nowng ah-see-NOH NAH-dahThe bank pays double, but it hasn't signed anything yet.
E o Rafael paga há dez anos, todo dia cinco.ee oo hah-fah-EW PAH-gah AH DEHZ AH-noos, TOH-doo DJEE-ah SEEN-kooAnd Rafael has paid for ten years, every fifth of the month.
Melhor um pássaro na mão do que dois voando.meh-LYOHR oong PAH-sah-roo nah MOWNG doo kee DOYS voh-AHN-dooBetter a bird in the hand than two flying.
Isso quer dizer sim?EE-soo KEHR djee-ZEHR SEENGDoes that mean yes?
Quer dizer vinte por cento a mais e um contrato de cinco anos.KEHR djee-ZEHR VEEN-chee pohr SEN-too ah MIGHS ee oong kohn-TRAH-too djee SEEN-koo AH-noosIt means twenty percent more and a five-year contract.
Fechado.feh-SHAH-dooDone.
E um cafezinho por conta da casa, toda manhã.ee oong kah-feh-ZEE-nyoo pohr KOHN-tah dah KAH-zah, TOH-dah mah-NYAHNGAnd a little coffee on the house, every morning.
Esse já era de graça, Dona Ivone.EH-see ZHAH EH-rah djee GRAH-sah, DOH-nah ee-VOH-neeThat one was already free, Dona Ivone.