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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Translate the proposal's intent

The Portuguese-speaking volunteers made a suggestion with a caveat, and Ana learns to convey the proposal and caveat together in English and to ask both sides to validate the mediation. Say what the volunteers suggested, their suggestion is to open the Saturday session half an hour earlier with the caveat that no one needs to arrive before nine, so the session starts at eight thirty, it starts for whoever wants to at eight thirty the main part is still at nine, is that a suggestion or a condition, it's a suggestion with a condition inside, would it be fair to summarize their position as earlier for whoever wants same time for everyone, it would, so I can work with that, I'm going to tell them that just like that.

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THE STORY

In the association hall, Ana translates the Brazilian volunteers' suggestion for Carla in full, with the caveat that matters, and checks whether the summary is fair.

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What did the volunteers suggest?uát did tha vo-lan-TÍRZ sa-DJÉSTWhat did the volunteers suggest?
Their suggestion is to open the Saturday session half an hour earlier, with the understanding that nobody has to arrive before nine.thér sa-DJÉS-tchan iz tu ÔU-pen tha SÉ-ter-dei SÉ-shan réf en áuer ÂR-li-er, uíth thi ân-der-STÉN-ding thét NÔU-bâ-di rés tu a-RÁIV bi-FÓR náinTheir suggestion is to open the Saturday session half an hour earlier, with the understanding that nobody has to arrive before nine.
So the session starts at eight thirty.sôu tha SÉ-shan starts et êit THÂR-tiSo the session starts at eight thirty.
It opens for whoever wants at eight thirty. The main part still starts at nine.it ÔU-penz for ru-É-ver uânts et êit THÂR-ti. tha mêin part stil starts et náinIt opens for whoever wants at eight thirty. The main part still starts at nine.
Is that a suggestion or a condition?iz thét a sa-DJÉS-tchan or a kon-DÍ-shanIs that a suggestion or a condition?
It's a suggestion with a condition inside.its a sa-DJÉS-tchan uíth a kon-DÍ-shan in-SÁIDIt's a suggestion with a condition inside.
Would it be fair to summarize their position as earlier for those who want it, same time for everyone?uud it bi fér tu SÂ-ma-raiz thér po-ZÍ-shan ez ÂR-li-er for thôuz ru uânt it, sêim táim for É-vri-uanWould it be fair to summarize their position as earlier for those who want it, same time for everyone?
It would. Then I can work with that.it uud. then ai ken uârk uíth thétIt would. Then I can work with that.
I'll tell them exactly like that.áil tél them ig-ZÉKT-li láik thétI'll tell them exactly like that.
In Portuguese.in POR-tchu-guizIn Portuguese.