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🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

If Only It Snowed in Rio

Bia's first snow, from the window at four in the morning to a snowball fight in the garden and hot chocolate in Susan's kitchen. Say "if only", use the big endings Brazilians put on words ("a huge cold"), say how cold it is the Brazilian way, and start a war you can't win.

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THE STORY

Sunday, December seventeenth. At four in the morning, Bia is at the window of Daniel's old bedroom, watching snow fall for the first time in her life. In the morning, everything is white, the garden, the fence, Tom's car, and Bia goes out in Susan's boots, Susan's coat, Susan's hat and two pairs of Susan's socks. Then a snowman, a snowball, a war, and Susan's hot chocolate in the kitchen. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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madrugadamah-droo-GAH-dahthe small hours, after midnight
Quatro da madrugada. Vem ver!KWAH-troo dah mah-droo-GAH-dah. vayng VEHRFour in the morning. Come and see!
Olha isso! Está tudo branco!AW-lyah EE-soo! ehs-TAH TOO-doo BRAHN-kooLook at this! Everything's white!
nevouneh-VOHit snowed
Nevou a madrugada inteira.neh-VOH ah mah-droo-GAH-dah eeng-TAY-rahIt snowed the whole night.
Eu nunca tinha visto neve na minha vida.EH-oo NOON-kah TCHEEN-yah VEES-too NEH-vee nah MEEN-yah VEE-dahI'd never seen snow in my life.
bonecoboh-NEH-kooa doll, a puppet
Vem, vamos fazer um boneco de neve.vayng, VAH-moos fah-ZEHR oong boh-NEH-koo djee NEH-veeCome on, let's make a snowman.
racharhah-SHARto crack, to split
Ai, que frio! Está um frio de rachar!eye, kee FREE-oo! ehs-TAH oong FREE-oo djee hah-SHAROh, it's cold! It's freezing!

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