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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A delicate memory

Ana brings up the twenty years with Dona Marta, and Rosa shares that she passed away, and Ana learns to acknowledge the pain without comparing, to offer a change of subject, and to wait. Say Rosa you mentioned twenty years with Dona Marta, twenty years she passed away in the spring, I'm so sorry that sounds really difficult, it is I still set out two cups, we can move on if you'd rather, no I want to say one thing about her, take all the time you need, she never once said my cake was better but she ate it every day, thank you for telling us, thank you for asking.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the circle, Ana returns to the twenty years of friendship, and Rosa speaks about Dona Marta's death, with the circle falling silent and a line about cake.

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Rosa, you mentioned twenty years with Dona Marta.RÔU-za, iú MÉN-shand TUÉN-ti íars uíth DÓ-na MÁR-taRosa, you mentioned twenty years with Dona Marta.
Twenty years. She passed away in the spring.TUÉN-ti íars. shi pést a-UÊI in tha springTwenty years. She passed away in the spring.
I'm so sorry. That sounds really difficult.aim sôu SÓ-ri. thét sáundz RÍ-li DÍ-fi-koltI'm so sorry. That sounds really difficult.
It is. I still set out two cups.it iz. ai stil sét áut tú kâpsIt is. I still set out two cups.
We can move on if you'd rather.uí ken múv on if iúd RÉ-therWe can move on if you'd rather.
No. I want to say one thing about her.nôu. ai uânt tu sêi uân thing a-BÁUT rârNo. I want to say one thing about her.
Take all the time you need.têik ól tha táim iú nídTake all the time you need.
She never once said my cake was better. But she ate it every day.shi NÉ-ver uâns séd mai kêik uóz BÉ-ter. bât shi êit it É-vri dêiShe never once said my cake was better. But she ate it every day.
Thank you for telling us.thénk iú for TÉ-ling âsThank you for telling us.
Thank you for asking.thénk iú for ÉS-kingThank you for asking.