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🇺🇸 English for Brazilians · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Responding to a curt message

Dave replies to the plan with one word and a period, Sam reads annoyance, and Ana learns to assume she doesn't know how to read tone and ask if there's a real concern. Say Dave replied to the plan with one word fine, fine with a period, with a period he's annoyed, or he was on his phone with flour on his hands, how do we know, we ask Dave I wasn't sure how to read your reply, my reply, is there a concern we should address, no I was carrying a tray fine means fine, I'll stop reading periods.

Audio instruction: Brazilian Portuguese

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THE STORY

At the library, Sam reads annoyance in a one-word reply from Dave, and Ana asks Dave himself, who was carrying a tray.

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Dave replied to the plan with one word. Fine.dêiv ri-PLÁID tu tha plén uíth uân uârd. fáinDave replied to the plan with one word. Fine.
Fine with a period?fáin uíth a PÍ-riodFine with a period?
With a period. He's annoyed.uíth a PÍ-riod. riz a-NÓIDWith a period. He's annoyed.
Or he was on his phone with flour on his hands.or ri uóz on riz fôun uíth FLÁU-er on riz réndzOr he was on his phone with flour on his hands.
How do we know?ráu du uí nôuHow do we know?
We ask. Dave, I wasn't sure how to read your reply.uí ésk. dêiv, ai UÓ-zent shur ráu tu ríd iór ri-PLÁIWe ask. Dave, I wasn't sure how to read your reply.
My reply?mai ri-PLÁIMy reply?
Is there a concern we should address?iz thér a kon-SÂRN uí shud a-DRÉSIs there a concern we should address?
No. I was carrying a tray. Fine means fine.nôu. ai uóz KÉ-ri-ing a trêi. fáin mínz fáinNo. I was carrying a tray. Fine means fine.
I'll stop reading periods.áil stóp RÍ-ding PÍ-riodzI'll stop reading periods.