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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Under Review

Day a hundred and twenty of a hundred and eighty, and the cafe has two theories about what under review means. Say so did it come out, today is day a hundred and twenty, you count the days, Alice counts there's a calendar on the fridge, in my day a process took five years, in your day there was no internet, and there was more patience, the site says under review for four months, under review is the polite way of saying forget it, and the polite way of saying wait.

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THE STORY

At Rafael's cafe in Botafogo, in Rio, four months into the wait, Rafael and Dona Ivone give Daniel their readings of the words under review.

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E aí, saiu?ee ah-EE, sah-EE-ooSo, did it come out?
Cento e oitenta dias. Hoje é o dia cento e vinte.SEN-too ee oy-TEN-tah DJEE-ahs. OH-zhee eh oo DJEE-ah SEN-too ee VEEN-cheeA hundred and eighty days. Today is day a hundred and twenty.
Você conta os dias?voh-SEH KOHN-tah ooz DJEE-ahsYou count the days?
A Alice conta. Tem um calendário na geladeira.ah ah-LEE-see KOHN-tah. tayng oong kah-len-DAH-ryoo nah zheh-lah-DAY-rahAlice counts. There's a calendar on the fridge.
No meu tempo, processo demorava cinco anos.noo may-oo TEM-poo, proh-SEH-soo deh-moh-RAH-vah SEEN-koo AH-noosIn my day, a process took five years.
No seu tempo não tinha internet, Dona Ivone.noo say-oo TEM-poo nowng CHEE-nyah een-tehr-NEH-chee, DOH-nah ee-VOH-neeIn your day there was no internet, Dona Ivone.
E tinha mais paciência.ee CHEE-nyah mighs pah-see-EN-syahAnd there was more patience.
O site diz: em análise. Há quatro meses.oo SIGH-chee DJEES: ayng ah-NAH-lee-zee. AH KWAH-troo MEH-zeesThe site says: under review. For four months.
Em análise é o jeito educado de dizer esquece.ayng ah-NAH-lee-zee eh oo ZHAY-too eh-doo-KAH-doo djee djee-ZEHR es-KEH-seeUnder review is the polite way of saying forget it.
Em análise é o jeito educado de dizer espera.ayng ah-NAH-lee-zee eh oo ZHAY-too eh-doo-KAH-doo djee djee-ZEHR es-PEH-rahUnder review is the polite way of saying wait.