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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Doorman Knows

Seu Jorge trains his replacement, Wesley, on his first day, and the test is the question Daniel asked ten years ago. Say this is Seu Daniel from the fifth floor, pleased to meet you first day, now the test he asks where the beach is answer, where's the beach, one moment I'll check on my phone, a doorman doesn't check on his phone a doorman knows, go down the street turn right and go straight on to the sea, and if he goes left, I shout, and he's going to work out.

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THE STORY

At the door of the building on the corner in Botafogo, in Rio, Seu Jorge introduces Daniel to Wesley, the new doorman, and gives him the test of the beach.

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Wesley, esse é o Seu Daniel, do quinto.WES-lay, EH-see eh oo say-oo dah-nee-EW, doo KEEN-tooWesley, this is Seu Daniel, from the fifth floor.
Prazer, Seu Daniel. Wesley. Primeiro dia.prah-ZEHR, say-oo dah-nee-EW. WES-lay. pree-MAY-roo DJEE-ahPleased to meet you, Seu Daniel. Wesley. First day.
Agora a prova. Ele pergunta onde é a praia. Responde.ah-GOH-rah ah PROH-vah. EH-lee pehr-GOON-tah OHN-djee eh ah PRIGH-ah. hes-POHN-djeeNow the test. He asks where the beach is. Answer.
Boa tarde. Onde fica a praia?BOH-ah TAHR-djee. OHN-djee FEE-kah ah PRIGH-ahGood afternoon. Where's the beach?
Um momento, eu vejo no celular.oong moh-MEN-too, eh-oo VEH-zhoo noo seh-loo-LAHROne moment, I'll check on my phone.
Porteiro não vê no celular. Porteiro sabe.pohr-TAY-roo nowng VEH noo seh-loo-LAHR. pohr-TAY-roo SAH-beeA doorman doesn't check on his phone. A doorman knows.
Desce a rua, vira à direita e segue reto até o mar.DEH-see ah HOO-ah, VEE-rah ah djee-RAY-tah ee SEH-ghee HEH-too ah-TEH oo MAHRGo down the street, turn right and go straight on to the sea.
Agora sim. E se ele for para a esquerda?ah-GOH-rah SEENG. ee see EH-lee FOHR PAH-rah ah es-KEHR-dahNow we're talking. And if he goes left?
Eu grito.eh-oo GREE-tooI shout.
Ele vai dar certo, Seu Jorge.EH-lee vigh DAHR SEHR-too, say-oo ZHOHR-zheeHe's going to work out, Seu Jorge.