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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Better Safe Than Sorry

The contract is on the table, Rafael wants to sign it without reading, and Dr Cecilia finds the one thing it doesn't say. Say where's the pen I'll sign now, she's going to read it first, I trust Dona Ivone, better safe than sorry, the rent goes up every year with inflation, one thing is missing, and now yes you can sign.

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THE STORY

At the lawyer's office in Botafogo, in Rio, Rafael, Daniel, Dona Ivone and Dr Cecilia sit round the new five-year contract for the cafe.

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Cadê a caneta? Eu assino agora.kah-DEH ah kah-NEH-tah. eh-oo ah-SEE-noo ah-GOH-rahWhere's the pen? I'll sign now.
Calma. A Dra. Cecília vai ler primeiro.KAHL-mah. ah doh-TOH-rah seh-SEE-lyah vigh LEHR pree-MAY-rooEasy. Dr Cecilia is going to read it first.
Ler o quê? Eu confio na Dona Ivone.LEHR oo KEH. eh-oo kohn-FEE-oo nah DOH-nah ee-VOH-neeRead what? I trust Dona Ivone.
O seguro morreu de velho.oo seh-GOO-roo moh-HEH-oo djee VEH-lyooBetter safe than sorry.
Aqui diz que o aluguel sobe todo ano, com a inflação.ah-KEE DJEES kee oo ah-loo-GEW SOH-bee TOH-doo AH-noo, kohng ah een-flah-SOWNGHere it says the rent goes up every year, with inflation.
Isso é normal?EE-soo eh nohr-MOWIs that normal?
É normal. Mas aqui falta uma coisa: a renovação depois dos cinco anos.eh nohr-MOW. mahz ah-KEE FAHL-tah OO-mah KOY-zah: ah heh-noh-vah-SOWNG deh-POYS doos SEEN-koo AH-noosIt's normal. But one thing is missing here: the renewal after the five years.
Pode colocar. Eu não vou a lugar nenhum.POH-djee koh-loh-KAHR. eh-oo nowng VOH ah loo-GAHR neh-NYOONGYou can put it in. I'm not going anywhere.
Agora sim. Pode assinar.ah-GOH-rah SEENG. POH-djee ah-see-NAHRNow, yes. You can sign.