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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

For Good

Kevin calls from Chicago with news of his own, and Daniel decides how he will be met at the airport. Say I have some news good or bad, depends who's telling it go on, I'm coming back to Rio for good the office approved the transfer, for good really, I arrive Saturday at six in the morning I'll get a taxi, no taxi I'm going to pick you up, at six in the morning you, with a sign with your name like nobody did for me, and with Alice who's already making the sign, and then I'll be there in a little while.

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THE STORY

On a video call from Chicago to the flat in Rio, Kevin, Daniel's colleague from Fluency Level One, tells Daniel and Bia that he is moving to Rio for good.

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Daniel, tenho uma notícia. Boa ou ruim?dah-nee-EW, TEH-nyoo OO-mah noh-CHEE-syah. BOH-ah oh hoo-EENGDaniel, I have some news. Good or bad?
Depende de quem conta. Fala.deh-PEN-djee djee kayng KOHN-tah. FAH-lahDepends who's telling it. Go on.
Eu volto para o Rio. De vez. O escritório aprovou a transferência.eh-oo VOHL-too PAH-rah oo HEE-oo. djee VEHS. oo es-kree-TOH-ryoo ah-proh-VOH ah trahns-feh-REN-syahI'm coming back to Rio. For good. The office approved the transfer.
Kevin! De vez mesmo?KEH-veen. djee VEHZ MEHZ-mooKevin! For good, really?
De vez. Chego sábado às seis da manhã. Vou pegar um táxi.djee VEHS. SHEH-goo SAH-bah-doo ahs SAYZ dah mah-NYAHNG. voh peh-GAHR oong TAHK-seeFor good. I arrive Saturday at six in the morning. I'll get a taxi.
Táxi nada. Eu vou te buscar.TAHK-see NAH-dah. eh-oo voh chee boos-KAHRNo taxi. I'm going to pick you up.
Às seis da manhã? Você?ahs SAYZ dah mah-NYAHNG. voh-SEHAt six in the morning? You?
Com uma placa com o seu nome. Como ninguém fez por mim.kohng OO-mah PLAH-kah kohng oo say-oo NOH-mee. KOH-moo neen-GAYNG FEHS pohr MEENGWith a sign with your name. Like nobody did for me.
E com a Alice, que já está fazendo a placa.ee kohng ah ah-LEE-see, kee ZHAH ees-TAH fah-ZEN-doo ah PLAH-kahAnd with Alice, who's already making the sign.
Então eu chego daqui a pouco.en-TOWNG eh-oo SHEH-goo dah-KEE ah POH-kooThen I'll be there in a little while.