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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Names Are Carried

The birth certificate arrives from Chicago and goes to a sworn translator in the centre of Rio, who charges by the page and has a view on names. Say is it the birth certificate, it arrived yesterday from Chicago with the apostille, let me see all in order, how much does it cost and how long does it take, I charge per page this one comes to two three working days, in other words a week, you've already got the hang of Brazil, my middle name do you translate it, names aren't translated names are carried, and that one I'm going to write down.

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THE STORY

In a sworn translator's office in the centre of Rio, Daniel hands over his birth certificate, which arrived from Chicago the day before, and learns how long and how much.

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Pois não. É a certidão de nascimento?poys NOWNG. eh ah sehr-chee-DOWNG djee nah-see-MEN-tooYes, how can I help? Is it the birth certificate?
É. Chegou ontem de Chicago, com a apostila.EH. sheh-GOH OHN-tayng djee shee-KAH-goo, kohng ah ah-pohs-CHEE-lahIt is. It arrived yesterday from Chicago, with the apostille.
Deixa eu ver. Illinois, Cook County. Tudo certo.DAY-shah eh-oo VEHR. ee-lee-NOYS, KOOK KOWN-chee. TOO-doo SEHR-tooLet me see. Illinois, Cook County. All in order.
Quanto custa, e quanto tempo leva?KWAHN-too KOOS-tah, ee KWAHN-too TEM-poo LEH-vahHow much does it cost, and how long does it take?
Cobro por lauda. Essa dá duas. Três dias úteis.KOH-broo pohr LOW-dah. EH-sah DAH DOO-ahs. TREHZ DJEE-ahz OO-taysI charge per page. This one comes to two. Three working days.
Dias úteis. Ou seja, uma semana.DJEE-ahz OO-tays. oh SEH-zhah, OO-mah seh-MAH-nahWorking days. In other words, a week.
O senhor já pegou o jeito do Brasil.oo sen-YOHR ZHAH peh-GOH oo ZHAY-too doo brah-ZEEWYou've already got the hang of Brazil.
Dez anos. Uma dúvida: o meu nome do meio, traduz?DEHZ AH-noos. OO-mah DOO-vee-dah: oo may-oo NOH-mee doo MAY-oo, trah-DOOSTen years. A question: my middle name, do you translate it?
Nome não se traduz. Nome se carrega.NOH-mee nowng see trah-DOOS. NOH-mee see kah-HEH-gahNames aren't translated. Names are carried.
Essa eu vou anotar.EH-sah eh-oo voh ah-noh-TAHRThat one I'm going to write down.