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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The joke needs context

Sam makes a joke about the café's former name, half the room doesn't laugh, and Ana learns to ask if she's missing a reference and to explain the joke to newcomers. Say and that's why we never order the special at the Blue Door, sorry am I missing a reference half the room didn't laugh, the café next door used to be called the Blue Door, before it was painted red, and the special, the special was always the same soup for eleven years, so the joke is that the special was never special, now it's not funny anymore, now everyone can laugh, that's a different thing.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

In the circle, Sam makes a joke that only the old-timers get, and Ana asks for the context out loud so the newcomers can laugh too, even if Sam complains.

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And that's why we never order the special at the Blue Door.end théts uái uí NÉ-ver ÓR-der tha SPÉ-shal et tha blú dórAnd that's why we never order the special at the Blue Door.
Sorry, am I missing a reference? Half the room didn't laugh.SÓ-ri, em ai MÍ-sing a RÉ-frens? réf tha rúm DÍ-dent léfSorry, am I missing a reference? Half the room didn't laugh.
The café next door used to be called the Blue Door.tha ka-FÊI nékst dór iúst tu bi kóld tha blú dórThe café next door used to be called the Blue Door.
Before it was painted red.bi-FÓR it uóz PÊIN-ted rédBefore it was painted red.
And the special?end tha SPÉ-shalAnd the special?
The special was always the same soup. For eleven years.tha SPÉ-shal uóz ÓL-ueiz tha sêim súp. for i-LÉ-ven íarsThe special was always the same soup. For eleven years.
So the joke is that the special was never special.sôu tha djôuk iz thét tha SPÉ-shal uóz NÉ-ver SPÉ-shalSo the joke is that the special was never special.
Now it's not funny anymore.náu its nót FÂ-ni é-ni-MÓRNow it's not funny anymore.
Now everyone can laugh.náu É-vri-uan ken léfNow everyone can laugh.
That's a different thing.théts a DÍ-frent thingThat's a different thing.