Segredos da Pronúncia Nativa

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Joel: Boa tarde, Rui.
{{Joel: Good afternoon, Rui.}}

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Rui: Olá, Joel!
{{Rui: Hi, Joel!}}

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J: E como é que estamos hoje?
{{J: And how are we today?}}

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R: Eu estou bem, e tu?
{{R: I’m fine and you?}}

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J: Estou ótimo.
{{J: I’m great.}}

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R: Estamos aqui, no nosso estúdio improvisado, com a Elza.
{{R: We’re here at our improvised studio with Elza.}}

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J: A Elza está deitada.
{{J: Elza is lying down.}}

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R: Vamos rezar para que ela não interrompa.
{{R: Let’s pray that she doesn’t interrupt.}}

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J: Pois.
{{J: Yeah.}}

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R: Let’s pray that she doesn’t interrupt us.
{{R: Let’s pray that she doesn’t interrupt us.}}

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J: Elza, the dog.
{{J: Elza, the dog.}}

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So, we come to you with another shorty. This one is about ‘doces’, my favourite. Sweets.
{{So, we come to you with another shorty. This one is about sweets, my favourite. Sweets.}}

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R: Sugar!
{{R: Sugar!}}

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J: Just like the last episode, we’ve got a couple recordings from members
{{J: Just like the last episode, we’ve got a couple recordings from members}}

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who were brave enough to send them in. We hope to have more of that in the future. And…
{{who were brave enough to send them in. We hope to have more of that in the future. And…}}

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R: Yes, don’t be shy. Não sejam tímidos.
{{R: Yes, don’t be shy. Don’t be shy.}}

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J: And then, just to share some of the pain,
{{J: And then, just to share some of the pain,}}

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I think, Rui, you’re going to make me do some pronunciation, right?
{{I think, Rui, you’re going to make me do some pronunciation, right?}}

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R: Yeah. We haven’t done that for a long time now.
{{R: Yeah. We haven’t done that for a long time now.}}

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J: I’m excited.
{{J: I’m excited.}}

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R: Are you?
{{R: Are you?}}

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J: A little bit. A little bit nervous, but…
{{J: A little bit. A little bit nervous, but…}}

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R: It’s getting harder to correct your pronunciation, because it’s getting better and better
{{R: It’s getting harder to correct your pronunciation, because it’s getting better and better}}

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with Practice Portuguese. Are you doing some lessons?
{{with Practice Portuguese. Are you doing some lessons?}}

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J: Todos os dias.
{{J: Every day.}}

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R: Let’s hear the shorty. Vamos ouvir o… pequenino!
{{R: Let’s hear the shorty. Let’s hear the… shorty (little one)!}}

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Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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Eduardo: Queres amendoins para quê, Maria?
{{Eduardo: What do you want peanuts for, Maria?}}

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Maria: Apetece-me.
{{Maria: I feel like it.}}

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Eduardo: Pronto… É aqui que estão em promoção, sim. Estão ali, vês?
{{Eduardo: Okay… This is where they are on sale, yes. They are there, see?}}

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Maria: Vai lá buscar, por favor.
{{Maria: Go get it, please.}}

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Eduardo: Meio quilo está bom?
{{Eduardo: Half a kilo is good?}}

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Maria: Ai! Tanto amendoim… Mas pode ser, sim.
{{Maria: Oh! So many peanuts… But sure, yes.}}

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Eduardo: Aqui tens.
{{Eduardo: Here you go.}}

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Maria: Eduardo, podes ir buscar uma tablete de chocolate de leite com caramelo?
{{Maria: Eduardo, can you go get a caramel milk chocolate bar?}}

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Eduardo: Posso, sim.
{{Eduardo: Yes, I can.}}

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Maria: Afinal traz duas!
{{Maria: Actually, bring two!}}

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Eduardo: Está bem…
{{Eduardo: All right…}}

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Maria: Olha… Podes ir buscar mais uma tablete de chocolate com caramelo?
{{Maria: Look… Can you go get another chocolate caramel bar?}}

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Eduardo: Porque é que queres isso tudo, Maria?!
{{Eduardo: Why do you want all that, Maria?!}}

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Maria: Quero comer doces!
{{Maria: I want to eat sweets!}}

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Eduardo: Mas os amendoins não são doces.
{{Eduardo: But peanuts are not sweet.}}

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Maria: Não vou comê-los sem nada…
{{Maria: I won’t eat them without anything…}}

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Eduardo: Então?
{{Eduardo: So?}}

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Maria: Estava a pensar em derreter as tabletes de chocolate com caramelo e meter para lá os amendoins…
{{Maria: I was thinking of melting the chocolate caramel bars and putting the peanuts in there…}}

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Eduardo: Ó Maria…
{{Eduardo: Oh Maria…}}

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Maria: Não me julgues! Também vou fazer para ti, mas eu fico com a maior parte!
{{Maria: Don’t judge me! I’ll do it for you too, but I get most of it!}}

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Eduardo: Não é nada disso, Maria. Sabes que há chocolates com caramelo e amendoim, certo?
{{Eduardo: It’s not that, Maria. You know there are caramel and peanut chocolates, right?}}

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Maria: Sim, e daí?
{{Maria: Yes, so what?}}

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Eduardo: Não é mais fácil comprares esses chocolates?
{{Eduardo: Isn’t it easier to buy those chocolates?}}

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Maria: Mas eu quero muitos e depois torna-se mais caro!
{{Maria: But I want many [chocolates] and then it becomes more expensive!}}

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Eduardo: Precisas de quantos chocolates?!
{{Eduardo: How many chocolates do you need?!}}

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Maria: Não me julgues! Eu preciso!
{{Maria: Don’t judge me! I need it!}}

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Eduardo: Só quero que tenhas cuidado, rapariga.
{{Eduardo: I just want you to be careful, girl.}}

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Maria: Sim, está bem! Vá, vamos embora!
{{Maria: Yes, that’s fine! Go, let’s go!}}

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Eduardo: Vamos lá fazer esse doce.
{{Eduardo: Let’s make that candy.}}

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J: Now I want sweets.
{{J: Now I want sweets.}}

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R: Yes.
{{R: Yes.}}

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J: Doces.
{{J: Sweets.}}

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R: And what do you think about her pronunciation? It’s a real Portuguese,
{{R: And what do you think about her pronunciation? It’s a real Portuguese,}}

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eating the words, mumbling…
{{eating the words, mumbling…}}

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J: Yeah, it’s interesting to compare, because I think Pedro enunciates his words
{{J: Yeah, it’s interesting to compare, because I think Pedro enunciates his words}}

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a little bit more than her. The actress’s name is Natacha.
{{a little bit more than her. The actress’s name is Natacha.}}

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So it’s good to have a mixture, because that’s exactly what we encounter
{{So it’s good to have a mixture, because that’s exactly what we encounter}}

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when we’re talking to people in Portugal.
{{when we’re talking to people in Portugal.}}

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R: It’s the real challenge. Verdadeiro teste.
{{R: It’s the real challenge. Real test.}}

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J: I notice a real range of Portuguese speakers.
{{J: I notice a real range of Portuguese speakers.}}

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Sometimes I can understand them when they’re talking to me,
{{Sometimes I can understand them when they’re talking to me,}}

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or when I’m listening to a recording, and other times, even now, after years,
{{or when I’m listening to a recording, and other times, even now, after years,}}

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an entire sentence can go right by me, because people mumble and…
{{an entire sentence can go right by me, because people mumble and…}}

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But it’s normal. We do that in English, everybody does that in their own language,
{{But it’s normal. We do that in English, everybody does that in their own language,}}

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so hopefully you’ll be talking a lot to people who enunciate well.
{{so hopefully you’ll be talking a lot to people who enunciate well.}}

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R: Or you can always ask them to repeat, ask them to speak slower.
{{R: Or you can always ask them to repeat, ask them to speak slower.}}

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J: Pode repetir outra vez, por favor?
{{J: Can you repeat [that] again, please?}}

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R: Pode falar mais devagar?
{{R: Can you speak slower?}}

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J: Boa ideia.
{{J: Good idea.}}

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Something that’s always tricky for us to learn in Portuguese early on is
{{Something that’s always tricky for us to learn in Portuguese early on is}}

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— and we’ve talked about it before, I’m sure –,
{{– and we’ve talked about it before, I’m sure –,}}

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is the difference between ‘aí’, ‘ali’…
{{is the difference between ‘aí’ [there], ‘ali’ [there]…}}

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R: And ‘aqui’.
{{R: And ‘aqui’ [here].}}

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J: Right.
{{J: Right.}}

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R: ‘Aqui’, here.
{{R: ‘Aqui’, here.}}

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J: That one’s easy.
{{J: That one’s easy.}}

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R: ‘Aí’, right there, close to you, but far from me.
{{R: ‘Aí’, right there, close to you, but far from me.}}

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And ‘ali’, over there, far from both of us.
{{And ‘ali’, over there, far from both of us.}}

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And then, there are the ‘cá’ and ‘lá’.
{{And then, there are the ‘cá’ [here] and ‘lá’ [there].}}

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Cá’ corresponds to ‘aqui’ and ‘lá’ corresponds to ‘ali’, over there.
{{Cá’ corresponds to ‘aqui’ [here] and ‘lá’ corresponds to ‘ali’, over there.}}

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J: Is ‘ali’ only when something is in sight
{{J: Is ‘ali’ only when something is in sight}}

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or can you also say it when it’s out of sight of both of the people?
{{or can you also say it when it’s out of sight of both of the people?}}

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That’s Elza making noise on her cushion, which is well positioned right beside the microphone.
{{That’s Elza making noise on her cushion, which is well positioned right beside the microphone.}}

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My understanding is that when it’s in sight of both of the speakers,
{{My understanding is that when it’s in sight of both of the speakers,}}

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but away from both of them, such as in a different corner of the room,
{{but away from both of them, such as in a different corner of the room,}}

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then that would be ‘ali’, right?
{{then that would be ‘ali’ [there], right?}}

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R: And ‘lá’ is more for when things are out of sight.
{{R: And ‘lá’ [there] is more for when things are out of sight.}}

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J: Right, like, far away. Like, you know, across town or even in your neighbour’s house.
{{J: Right, like, far away. Like, you know, across town or even in your neighbour’s house.}}

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R: That makes sense, but both are far from the two people talking.
{{R: That makes sense, but both are far from the two people talking.}}

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J: Yeah. So this is a great shorty for that distinction,
{{J: Yeah. So this is a great shorty for that distinction,}}

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because I think we have ‘ali’, ‘lá’ and ‘aí’.
{{because I think we have ‘ali’, ‘lá’ and ‘aí’.}}

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R: We also have ‘aqui’. So, “É aqui que estão em promoção?”.
{{R: We also have ‘aqui’ [here]. So, “É aqui que estão em promoção?”.}}

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J: “Is it here that they’re in promotion?”
{{J: “Is it here that they’re in promotion?”}}

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R: And then he says, “Estão ali, vês?”. So maybe he’s pointing to some other shelf.
{{R: And then he says, “They’re over there, see?”. So maybe he’s pointing to some other shelf.}}

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I think he means that ‘aqui’, in this location, in this supermarket,
{{I think he means that ‘aqui’ [here], in this location, in this supermarket,}}

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they are in promotion. And then he points and tells her, “Estão ali, vês?”.
{{they are in promotion. And then he points and tells her, “Estão ali, vês?”.}}

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“They are over there. Do you see them?”.
{{“They are over there. Do you see them?”.}}

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And then Maria says, “Vai lá buscar, por favor”. “Go get them there, please”. Where they are.
{{And then Maria says, “Vai lá buscar, por favor”. “Go get them there, please”. Where they are.}}

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J: Just to wrap this up, maybe we can try something.
{{J: Just to wrap this up, maybe we can try something.}}

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Let’s do a little exercise where you’re going to use a sentence with either
{{Let’s do a little exercise where you’re going to use a sentence with either}}

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‘aqui’, ‘ali’ or ‘lá’, and then the listener has to see if they can remember
{{‘aqui’ [here], ‘ali’ [there] or ‘lá’ [there], and then the listener has to see if they can remember}}

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where that item would be located.
{{where that item would be located.}}

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So, for example, “Está aqui”.
{{So, for example, “Está aqui” [it’s here].}}

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And then we’ll pause, and then they have to think about where that would be.
{{And then we’ll pause, and then they have to think about where that would be.}}

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And then we’ll say what it is. How’s that?
{{And then we’ll say what it is. How’s that?}}

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R: Os microfones estão aqui.
{{R: The microphones are ‘aqui’.}}

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J: So, where are the microphones? Estão aqui. Here.
{{J: So, where are the microphones? They’re ‘aqui’. Here.}}

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R: O teu casaco está aí.
{{R: Your coat is ‘aí’ [there].}}

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J: So, my coat, ‘o meu casaco’, is — Rui said ‘aí’, because he’s talking to me
{{J: So, my coat, ‘o meu casaco’, is — Rui said ‘aí’ [there], because he’s talking to me}}

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and the jacket is with me, so…
{{and the jacket is with me, so…}}

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R: So it’s closer to Joel than to me.
{{R: So it’s closer to Joel than to me.}}

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J: Yeah, so, ‘aí’. That’s A-I with an accent on the I. Next.
{{J: Yeah, so, ‘aí’ [there]. That’s A-I with an accent on the I. Next.}}

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R: O carro amarelo está ali.
{{R: The yellow car is ‘ali’ [over there].}}

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J: So, the yellow car is ‘ali’.
{{J: So, the yellow car is ‘ali’ [over there].}}

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R: Over there.
{{R: Over there.}}

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J: Yeah, over there, because we can both see it.
{{J: Yeah, over there, because we can both see it.}}

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If I turn my head around and look, then I can see it.
{{If I turn my head around and look, then I can see it.}}

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It’s far away from both of us, but it’s within our view.
{{It’s far away from both of us, but it’s within our view.}}

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R: A farmácia está lá, atrás do prédio.
{{R: The pharmacy is ‘lá’ [over there], behind the building.}}

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J: So, it’s ‘lá’. So it’s outside of both of our views, because it’s behind the…
{{J: So, it’s ‘lá’ [over there]. So it’s outside of both of our views, because it’s behind the…}}

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R: Building. The pharmacy is over there, behind the building.
{{R: Building. The pharmacy is over there, behind the building.}}

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J: All right. So, wrapped that up.
{{J: All right. So, wrapped that up.}}

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Next, something that’s easy to miss when you’re getting started
{{Next, something that’s easy to miss when you’re getting started}}

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is that a lot of nouns that end in the letter M, when we pluralize them,
{{is that a lot of nouns that end in the letter M, when we pluralize them,}}

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meaning, when there’s more than one of them,
{{meaning, when there’s more than one of them,}}

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then we remove the M and then make it N-S.
{{then we remove the M and then make it N-S.}}

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So, we have the word ‘amendoim’, which is peanut. Did I say that right?
{{So, we have the word ‘amendoim’, which is peanut. Did I say that right?}}

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R: Amendoim.
{{R: ‘Amendoim’ [peanut].}}

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J: Then we cut off the M and then make it N-S. So it’s ‘amendoins’.
{{J: Then we cut off the M and then make it N-S. So it’s ‘amendoins’ [peanuts].}}

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R: The plural, ‘amendoins’.
{{R: The plural, ‘amendoins’ [peanuts].}}

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J: And even though it’s N-S, you don’t really say the N,
{{J: And even though it’s N-S, you don’t really say the N,}}

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just as when the word ends in M, you don’t say,
{{just as when the word ends in M, you don’t say,}}

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you don’t close your mouth like it’s an English M. So it’s not ‘amendoiness’, it’s ‘amendoins’.
{{you don’t close your mouth like it’s an English M. So it’s not ‘amendoiness’, it’s ‘amendoins’.}}

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It’s kind of, like, a nasally sound, almost like it’s E-E.
{{It’s kind of, like, a nasally sound, almost like it’s E-E.}}

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N-G-S or something. ‘-ings’, ‘-ings’. ‘Amendoins’.
{{N-G-S or something. ‘-ings’, ‘-ings’. ‘Amendoins’.}}

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J: Olá, boa tarde.
{{J: Hello, good afternoon.}}

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Estafeta: Boa tarde. Aqui tem. …O seu nome?
{{Delivery man: Good afternoon. There you go. … Your name?}}

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J: Joel Rendall.
{{J: Joel Rendall.}}

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E: Muito obrigado.
{{E: Thank you very much.}}

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J: Obrigado. Até amanhã.
{{J: Thank you. See you tomorrow.}}

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And that was a delivery. Quick and efficient.
{{And that was a delivery. Quick and efficient.}}

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So what else do we have to talk about?
{{So what else do we have to talk about?}}

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R: I think we talked about this before, but it’s always interesting and important,
{{R: I think we talked about this before, but it’s always interesting and important,}}

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because it’s something English speakers will do a lot.
{{because it’s something English speakers will do a lot.}}

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The Portuguese answer a question with the verb used in the question.
{{The Portuguese answer a question with the verb used in the question.}}

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We don’t just answer something with yes or no, which is common in English,
{{We don’t just answer something with yes or no, which is common in English,}}

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but we use the verb that was used in the question.
{{but we use the verb that was used in the question.}}

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So if you ask me, “Queres ir ao cinema?” — “Do you want to go to the movies?” –,
{{So if you ask me, “Queres ir ao cinema?” — “Do you want to go to the movies?” –,}}

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I’ll say, “Quero”. I don’t just say “Sim”.
{{I’ll say, “I want” (i.e. “I do”). I don’t just say “Yes”.}}

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J: Yeah, I’m guilty of that.
{{J: Yeah, I’m guilty of that.}}

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R: It sounds weird. So that’s something you have to keep in mind,
{{R: It sounds weird. So that’s something you have to keep in mind,}}

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because we always use the verb. And we’re saying this because in the shorty,
{{because we always use the verb. And we’re saying this because in the shorty,}}

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Maria asks Eduardo, “Eduardo, podes” — this is the verb —
{{Maria asks Eduardo, “Eduardo, can you” — this is the verb –}}

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“ir buscar uma tablete de chocolate de leite com caramelo?”.
{{“get a bar of milk chocolate with caramel?”.}}

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J: “Can you get a bar of milk chocolate with caramel?”
{{J: “Can you get a bar of milk chocolate with caramel?”}}

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R: So, she says, “Podes” and he answers, “Posso”.
{{R: So, she says, “Podes” [Can you] and he answers, “Posso” [I can].}}

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So he conjugates the verb and answers with that verb. “Posso”.
{{So he conjugates the verb and answers with that verb. “Posso” [I can].}}

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J: From the verb ‘poder’.
{{J: From the verb ‘poder’ [to be able to].}}

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R: Yeah, from the verb ‘poder’.
{{R: Yeah, from the verb ‘poder’ [to be able to].}}

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J: To be able to.
{{J: To be able to.}}

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R: This is just an example of how it always happens like this.
{{R: This is just an example of how it always happens like this.}}

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But it’s something I hear a lot in English speakers when they speak Portuguese.
{{But it’s something I hear a lot in English speakers when they speak Portuguese.}}

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They just go, “Sim”, and to us, it sounds very short, abrupt, and dry.
{{They just go, “Sim” [Yes], and to us, it sounds very short, abrupt, and dry.}}

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J: And I’m still guilty of doing that. I think just by not growing up with the language,
{{J: And I’m still guilty of doing that. I think just by not growing up with the language,}}

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there’s always going to be a little bit of mental processing that has to happen.
{{there’s always going to be a little bit of mental processing that has to happen.}}

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Maybe with common verbs like ‘poder’, not so much, but with other verbs,
{{Maybe with common verbs like ‘poder’ [to be able to], not so much, but with other verbs,}}

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you know, you’d have to go through that thought process of,
{{you know, you’d have to go through that thought process of,}}

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“OK, so they used the verb ‘poder’ and then the first person conjugation is ‘posso’, so…”,
{{“OK, so they used the verb ‘poder’ and then the first person conjugation is ‘posso’, so…”,}}

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five seconds later…
{{five seconds later…}}

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R: You answer…
{{R: You answer…}}

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J: “Posso, sim!”.
{{J: “Yes, I can!”}}

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R: And the person will think, “Why did he hesitate so much? He doesn’t want to go”.
{{R: And the person will think, “Why did he hesitate so much? He doesn’t want to go”.}}

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J: Yeah. You find these little tricks. Maybe I’ll say, “Sim”,
{{J: Yeah. You find these little tricks. Maybe I’ll say, “Sim” [Yes],}}

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and then that gives me one second to think about the verb, so I’ll go, “Sim, posso”.
{{and then that gives me one second to think about the verb, so I’ll go, “Sim, posso” [Yes, I can].}}

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R: Yeah, that’s still good. As long as you include the verb there.
{{R: Yeah, that’s still good. As long as you include the verb there.}}

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J: Yeah, so it doesn’t sound quite as sharp.
{{J: Yeah, so it doesn’t sound quite as sharp.}}

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Should we move on to the pronunciation?
{{Should we move on to the pronunciation?}}

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R: Should we start with our members’ pronunciation?
{{R: Should we start with our members’ pronunciation?}}

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J: Let’s start with the members. It’s more fun.
{{J: Let’s start with the members. It’s more fun.}}

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J: So we have Anne, from Norway. I really like her voice. Let’s hear her.
{{J: So we have Anne, from Norway. I really like her voice. Let’s hear her.}}

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Anne

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Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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Eduardo: Queres amendoins para quê, Maria?
{{Eduardo: What do you want peanuts for, Maria?}}

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Maria: Apetece-me.
{{Maria: I feel like it.}}

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J: Let’s hear it one more time.
{{J: Let’s hear it one more time.}}

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Anne: Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Anne: Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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R: I hear the cadence being different, like “É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?”.
{{R: I hear the cadence being different, like “Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?”}}

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I think this is a cadence probably typical from her language.
{{I think this is a cadence probably typical from her language.}}

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You hear that this is from a certain language.
{{You hear that this is from a certain language.}}

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The Portuguese would say, “É nesta loja que estão os amendoins em promoção?”.
{{The Portuguese would say, “Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?”}}

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J: And say that at normal speed.
{{J: And say that at normal speed.}}

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R: É nesta loja que estão os amendoins em promoção?
{{R: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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So, there’s less highs and lows.
{{So, there’s less highs and lows.}}

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Instead of, “É nesta loja que estão os amendoins em promoção?”,
{{Instead of, “Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?”,}}

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it’s more, “É nesta loja que estão os amendoins em promoção?”.
{{it’s more, “Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?”.}}

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It’s almost like there’s a high and from there it’s all…
{{It’s almost like there’s a high and from there it’s all…}}

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Maybe at the end we have a little high again, like,
{{Maybe at the end we have a little high again, like,}}

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“É nesta loja que estão os amendoins em promoção?”
{{“Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?”}}

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J: And of course, we’re talking about something pretty subtle here,
{{J: And of course, we’re talking about something pretty subtle here,}}

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so, it just… Not for you to necessarily get too caught up on remembering exactly
{{so, it just… Not for you to necessarily get too caught up on remembering exactly}}

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what that atonal arc is supposed to be for all of these phrases.
{{what that atonal arc is supposed to be for all of these phrases.}}

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I think that’s something that just comes with time.
{{I think that’s something that just comes with time.}}

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But just reminding you to be aware of that,
{{But just reminding you to be aware of that,}}

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like we talked about in the last episode.
{{like we talked about in the last episode.}}

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R: Oh, yeah. The reason we are talking about it is because Anne’s pronunciation is so good
{{R: Oh, yeah. The reason we are talking about it is because Anne’s pronunciation is so good}}

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that we have to go on these little details.
{{that we have to go on these little details.}}

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J: Yeah, we have to work with something here.
{{J: Yeah, we have to work with something here.}}

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Anne: Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Anne: Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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Eduardo: Queres amendoins para quê, Maria?
{{Eduardo: What do you want peanuts for, Maria?}}

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J: Did you hear that? “Quere[sh] amendoins”?
{{J: Did you hear that? “Quere[sh] amendoins” [Do you want peanuts]?}}

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R: Yeah, I didn’t hear the connection between the last S of ‘queres’
{{R: Yeah, I didn’t hear the connection between the last S of ‘queres’ [you want]}}

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and the first A of ‘amendoins’. It should be “Queres amendoins”.
{{and the first A of ‘amendoins’ [peanuts]. It should be “Quere[z] amendoins”.}}

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J: And to be fair, we haven’t launched the previous episode yet,
{{J: And to be fair, we haven’t launched the previous episode yet,}}

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because we need to record them a little bit back to back here,
{{because we need to record them a little bit back to back here,}}

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because of a super secret project we have in the next couple months.
{{because of a super secret project we have in the next couple months.}}

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So it’s normal that Anne would be missing that Z connection between the S and the next vowel,
{{So it’s normal that Anne would be missing that Z connection between the S and the next vowel,}}

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because she hasn’t had a chance to hear the correction.
{{because she hasn’t had a chance to hear the correction.}}

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R: Let me hear again.
{{R: Let me hear again.}}

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Anne: Eduardo: Queres amendoins para quê, Maria?
{{Anne: Eduardo: What do you want peanuts for, Maria?}}

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Maria: Apetece-me.
{{Maria: I feel like it.}}

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R: “Queres amendoins”.
{{R: “Quere[z] amendoins”.}}

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J: And her closed E sound is quite good. ‘Apetece-me’.
{{J: And her closed E sound is quite good. ‘Apetece-me’ [I feel like it].}}

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R: Oh, yeah. It’s not…
{{R: Oh, yeah. It’s not…}}

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J: ‘Apeteci-mi’ or ‘apetece-meh’ or something. It was quite accurate, I think.
{{J: ‘Apeteci-mi’ or ‘apetece-meh’ or something. It was quite accurate, I think.}}

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R: ‘Apetece-me’. It would be normal to hear ‘apetece-meh’ or ‘apetece-mi’. It’s ‘apetece-me’.
{{R: ‘Apetece-me’. It would be normal to hear ‘apetece-meh’ or ‘apetece-mi’. It’s ‘apetece-me’.}}

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J: ‘Apetece-me’.
{{J: ‘Apetece-me’ [I feel like it].}}

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So, thanks again to Anne from Norway for sending that.
{{So, thanks again to Anne from Norway for sending that.}}

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R: Thank you, Anne!
{{R: Thank you, Anne!}}

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J: Obrigado!
{{J: Thank you!}}

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R: Your pronunciation is awesome.
{{R: Your pronunciation is awesome.}}

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J: Killing it.
{{J: Killing it.}}

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Next we have Margaret, who is a long-term member. She didn’t say where she’s from,
{{Next we have Margaret, who is a long-term member. She didn’t say where she’s from,}}

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but going by her last name, I think she might be from France.
{{but going by her last name, I think she might be from France.}}

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But take that with a grain of salt, because she didn’t say. Now let’s hear her.
{{But take that with a grain of salt, because she didn’t say. Now let’s hear her.}}

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Margaret

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Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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J: One more time.
{{J: One more time.}}

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Margaret: Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Margaret: Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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J: I think I only heard one thing. She said ‘ne[ss]te’ instead of ‘ne[sh]te’.
{{J: I think I only heard one thing. She said ‘ne[ss]te’ instead of ‘ne[sh]te’ [in this].}}

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R: ‘Nesta’.
{{R: ‘Nesta’ [in this].}}

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What I hear, as a native, are the As. They’re not as low or closed as I would expect.
{{What I hear, as a native, are the As. They’re not as low or closed as I would expect.}}

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‘Nesta loja’ instead of ‘lojah’.
{{‘Nesta loja’ instead of ‘lojah’ [store].}}

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J: Oh, OK. Let’s hear that again, and I’ll focus more on that part.
{{J: Oh, OK. Let’s hear that again, and I’ll focus more on that part.}}

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Margaret: Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Margaret: Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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R: Yeah, I hear “É ne[ss]ta lojah’. So, I hear ‘ne[ss]ta lojah’. And it’s ‘nesta loja’.
{{R: Yeah, I hear “É ne[ss]ta lojah’. So, I hear ‘ne[ss]ta lojah’. And it’s ‘ne[sh]ta loja’.}}

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J: And I think I also heard ‘aws amendoins’ instead of ‘os amendoins’.
{{J: And I think I also heard ‘aws amendoins’ instead of ‘os amendoins’ [the peanuts].}}

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R: Again, these are really subtle. These pronunciations are really good.
{{R: Again, these are really subtle. These pronunciations are really good.}}

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These are just subtle things that, as a native, I can hear.
{{These are just subtle things that, as a native, I can hear.}}

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Like, the vowels will always be the main issue, I guess.
{{Like, the vowels will always be the main issue, I guess.}}

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J: Yeah. The O on the ‘os amendoins’, that first O,
{{J: Yeah. The O on the ‘os amendoins’, that first O,}}

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is too open, as if there was an accent on it.
{{is too open, as if there was an accent on it.}}

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And then that connection of the S going into the next vowel,
{{And then that connection of the S going into the next vowel,}}

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should be the [z] instead of the [sh].
{{should be the [z] instead of the [sh].}}

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R: So instead of ‘awsh amendoins’, it should ‘os amendoins’.
{{R: So instead of ‘awsh amendoins’, it should ‘o[z] amendoins’.}}

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J: Let’s hear that one more time, just to confirm we heard that right.
{{J: Let’s hear that one more time, just to confirm we heard that right.}}

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Margaret: Maria: É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?
{{Margaret: Maria: Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?}}

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R: And actually, there are two connections, two Z sounds…
{{R: And actually, there are two connections, two Z sounds…}}

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And they should be ‘os amendoins estão em promoção’.
{{And they should be ‘o[z] amendoin[z] estão em promoção’ [the peanuts are on sale].}}

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So none of those last Ss are [sh].
{{So none of those last Ss are [sh].}}

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There’s no ‘o[sh]’ and there’s no ‘amendoin[sh]’ in that part.
{{There’s no ‘o[sh]’ and there’s no ‘amendoin[sh]’ in that part.}}

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It should be ‘o[z] amendoin[z] estão em promoção’.
{{It should be ‘o[z] amendoin[z] estão em promoção’.}}

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J: So the next time we ask members to send in their recordings,
{{J: So the next time we ask members to send in their recordings,}}

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we would love to hear…
{{we would love to hear…}}

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R: Let’s make it a challenge.
{{R: Let’s make it a challenge.}}

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J: We would love to hear that Z sound perfected when the S is followed by a vowel.
{{J: We would love to hear that Z sound perfected when the S is followed by a vowel.}}

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R: Let’s see who nails the connections.
{{R: Let’s see who nails the connections.}}

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J: No pressure.
{{J: No pressure.}}

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So, should we move on to maybe you trying to catch my pronunciation problems?
{{So, should we move on to maybe you trying to catch my pronunciation problems?}}

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Let’s see what you can do.
{{Let’s see what you can do.}}

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R: Without looking at the sentence, just hearing me and then repeating,
{{R: Without looking at the sentence, just hearing me and then repeating,}}

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I’m going to see if you can nail the Zs.
{{I’m going to see if you can nail the Zs.}}

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J: Oh, but my memory sucks. This is going to be hard.
{{J: Oh, but my memory sucks. This is going to be hard.}}

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R: Exactly. It can’t be out of memory. Let me see if it’s already natural in you. So…
{{R: Exactly. It can’t be out of memory. Let me see if it’s already natural in you. So…}}

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J: OK.
{{J: OK.}}

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R: “É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?”
{{R: “Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?”}}

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J: “É nesta loja que os amendoins estão em promoção?”
{{J: “Is this the store where peanuts are on sale?”}}

284
00:17:05,388 –> 00:17:07,459
R: Very good. You’ve been practising.
{{R: Very good. You’ve been practising.}}

285
00:17:07,872 –> 00:17:11,301
J: Is that first O closed? ‘Promoção’ or is it ‘pr[oh]m[oh]ção’?
{{J: Is that first O closed? ‘Promoção’ or is it ‘pr[oh]m[oh]ção’?}}

286
00:17:11,302 –> 00:17:12,572
R: Não, não. Promoção.
{{R: No, no. ‘Promoção’ [sale, promotion].}}

287
00:17:12,588 –> 00:17:15,322
But Joel sometimes says ‘pr[oh]m[oh]ção’.
{{But Joel sometimes says ‘pr[oh]m[oh]ção’.}}

288
00:17:15,891 –> 00:17:17,254
J: Oh, it’s closed O.
{{J: Oh, it’s closed O.}}

289
00:17:17,255 –> 00:17:18,677
R: It’s closed, yes.
{{R: It’s closed, yes.}}

290
00:17:18,678 –> 00:17:20,420
J: Promoção.
{{J: ‘Promoção’ [Sale, promotion].}}

291
00:17:20,420 –> 00:17:25,122
R: So, I failed in detecting, but you probably said ‘pr[oh]m[oh]ção’, didn’t you?
{{R: So, I failed in detecting, but you probably said ‘pr[oh]m[oh]ção’, didn’t you?}}

292
00:17:25,123 –> 00:17:25,754
J: I think so.
{{J: I think so.}}

293
00:17:25,771 –> 00:17:30,225
R: Because you know you’re guilty with the Os, sometimes.
{{R: Because you know you’re guilty with the Os, sometimes.}}

294
00:17:30,225 –> 00:17:32,525
The first O of a word, right?
{{The first O of a word, right?}}

295
00:17:32,533 –> 00:17:33,176
J: Mhm.
{{J: Mhm.}}

296
00:17:33,967 –> 00:17:36,366
Do you want to read the second sentence?
{{Do you want to read the second sentence?}}

297
00:17:36,569 –> 00:17:41,280
J: OK. It’s Eduardo saying, “Queres amendoins para quê, Maria?”.
{{J: OK. It’s Eduardo saying, “What do you want peanuts for, Maria?”}}

298
00:17:41,280 –> 00:17:46,346
R: Another connection with the S. “Quere[z] amendoins”, very good. And then?
{{R: Another connection with the S. “Quere[z] amendoins”, very good. And then?}}

299
00:17:47,002 –> 00:17:49,673
J: “Apetece-me”, says Maria.
{{J: “I feel like it”, says Maria.}}

300
00:17:50,465 –> 00:17:56,667
And then Eduardo, “Pronto… É aqui que estão em promoção, sim. Estão ali, vês?”.
{{And then Eduardo, “Okay… This is where they are on sale, yes. They are there, see?”.}}

301
00:17:56,959 –> 00:17:58,506
R: Very good. Continue.
{{R: Very good. Continue.}}

302
00:17:58,506 –> 00:18:01,409
J: And then Maria says, “Vai lá buscar, por favor.”
{{J: And then Maria says, “Go get it, please.”}}

303
00:18:01,409 –> 00:18:02,276
R: ‘Por favor’.
{{R: Please.}}

304
00:18:02,432 –> 00:18:06,234
J: Then Eduardo, “Meio quilo está bom?”.
{{J: Then Eduardo, “Is half a kilo enough?”.}}

305
00:18:06,234 –> 00:18:08,335
R: “Meio quilo está bom?”
{{R: Is half a kilo enough?}}

306
00:18:08,465 –> 00:18:11,522
J: “Meio quilo está bom?”. So there’s…
{{J: “Is half a kilo enough?”. So there’s…}}

307
00:18:11,523 –> 00:18:17,927
R: There’s no pause between ‘meio quilo’. It’s not “Meio quilo, está bom?”.
{{R: There’s no pause between ‘meio quilo’ [half a kilo]. It’s not “Meio quilo, está bom?”.}}

308
00:18:17,933 –> 00:18:20,425
He’s asking if half a kilo is good.
{{He’s asking if half a kilo is good.}}

309
00:18:20,425 –> 00:18:21,034
J: OK.
{{J: OK.}}

310
00:18:21,415 –> 00:18:28,170
And then Maria says, “Ai! Tanto amendoim… Mas pode ser, sim.”
{{And then Maria says, “Oh! So many peanuts… But sure, yes.”}}

311
00:18:29,636 –> 00:18:32,236
And then Eduardo, “Aqui tens.”
{{And then Eduardo, “Here you go.”}}

312
00:18:32,459 –> 00:18:33,641
You’re not finding any error?
{{You’re not finding any error?}}

313
00:18:33,641 –> 00:18:34,691
R: Not so far.
{{R: Not so far.}}

314
00:18:34,691 –> 00:18:37,508
J: I’m sorry. We’re going to have to replace me pretty soon.
{{J: I’m sorry. We’re going to have to replace me pretty soon.}}

315
00:18:37,949 –> 00:18:39,416
And then Maria says,
{{And then Maria says,}}

316
00:18:39,424 –> 00:18:43,726
“Eduardo, podes ir buscar uma tablete de chocolate de leite com caramelo?”.
{{“Eduardo, can you go get a caramel milk chocolate bar?”.}}

317
00:18:44,425 –> 00:18:52,147
R: Maybe in the previous sentence, a native would mumble or just shorten some of those words.
{{R: Maybe in the previous sentence, a native would mumble or just shorten some of those words.}}

318
00:18:52,149 –> 00:18:57,501
Instead of saying it letter by letter, “tablete de chocolate de leite”,
{{Instead of saying it letter by letter, “tablete de chocolate de leite” [milk chocolate bar],}}

319
00:18:57,501 –> 00:19:00,745
we would probably say ‘tablet’ d’ chocolat’ d’ leit’ ‘.
{{we would probably say ‘tablet’ d’ chocolat’ d’ leit’ ‘.}}

320
00:19:01,646 –> 00:19:05,361
See how we just shorten all those Es at the end?
{{See how we just shorten all those Es at the end?}}

321
00:19:05,361 –> 00:19:08,016
‘Tablet’ d’ chocolat’ d’ leit’ ‘.
{{‘Tablet’ d’ chocolat’ d’ leit’ ‘.}}

322
00:19:08,016 –> 00:19:09,975
J: Barely even touching that D sound.
{{J: Barely even touching that D sound.}}

323
00:19:09,975 –> 00:19:14,274
R: Otherwise it sounds so… It’s hard work to say,
{{R: Otherwise it sounds so… It’s hard work to say,}}

324
00:19:14,274 –> 00:19:18,772
“Podes ir buscar uma tablete de chocolate de leite com caramelo?”.
{{“Can you go get a caramel milk chocolate bar?”.}}

325
00:19:18,772 –> 00:19:25,480
All those de…de… For us, we almost don’t need them to understand the sentence,
{{All those de…de… For us, we almost don’t need them to understand the sentence,}}

326
00:19:25,480 –> 00:19:30,558
so we go like, “tablet’ d’ chocolat’ d’ leit’ com caramelo”.
{{so we go like, “tablet’ d’ chocolat’ d’ leit’ com caramelo” [milk chocolate bar with caramel].}}

327
00:19:30,775 –> 00:19:35,228
J: Yeah, it’s sentences like that that I think sound better when you say them in English.
{{J: Yeah, it’s sentences like that that I think sound better when you say them in English.}}

328
00:19:35,228 –> 00:19:37,577
Instead of having so many “de”s in a row,
{{Instead of having so many “de”s in a row,}}

329
00:19:37,577 –> 00:19:40,881
it would be, “A milk chocolate bar with caramel”,
{{it would be, “A milk chocolate bar with caramel”,}}

330
00:19:40,881 –> 00:19:45,258
instead of the “uma tablete de chocolate de leite com caramelo”.
{{instead of the “uma tablete de chocolate de leite com caramelo”.}}

331
00:19:45,258 –> 00:19:49,904
Let me try and see if I can skip over those “de”s to make them sound slightly more fluid.
{{Let me try and see if I can skip over those “de”s to make them sound slightly more fluid.}}

332
00:19:50,635 –> 00:19:54,936
“Eduardo, podes ir buscar uma tablete de chocolate de leite com caramelo?”
{{“Eduardo, can you go get a caramel milk chocolate bar?}}

333
00:19:54,936 –> 00:19:55,241
R: Yep.
{{R: Yep.}}

334
00:19:55,249 –> 00:19:55,736
J: Was I good?
{{J: Was I good?}}

335
00:19:55,745 –> 00:19:59,953
R: Yeah, better. You sound more native than before.
{{R: Yeah, better. You sound more native than before.}}

336
00:19:59,958 –> 00:20:06,008
Even though the sounds were all there, the sentence was all so well pronounced
{{Even though the sounds were all there, the sentence was all so well pronounced}}

337
00:20:06,008 –> 00:20:07,931
that you would hardly be a native.
{{that you would hardly be a native.}}

338
00:20:07,958 –> 00:20:10,907
J: But I think it’s super risky to try and emulate these things,
{{J: But I think it’s super risky to try and emulate these things,}}

339
00:20:10,907 –> 00:20:16,025
because unless I have a lot of experience, I’m not going to know what words I can easily cut
{{because unless I have a lot of experience, I’m not going to know what words I can easily cut}}

340
00:20:16,025 –> 00:20:18,532
and then I might end up cutting out the wrong syllables.
{{and then I might end up cutting out the wrong syllables.}}

341
00:20:18,532 –> 00:20:19,069
R: I agree.
{{R: I agree.}}

342
00:20:19,070 –> 00:20:21,142
J: I do it ironically, sometimes, when I’m joking around,
{{J: I do it ironically, sometimes, when I’m joking around,}}

343
00:20:21,142 –> 00:20:25,164
but I’ll cut the ends off of words where you guys might not necessarily do it
{{but I’ll cut the ends off of words where you guys might not necessarily do it}}

344
00:20:25,164 –> 00:20:26,909
and I think it just sounds silly.
{{and I think it just sounds silly.}}

345
00:20:26,909 –> 00:20:31,275
So I think you would almost rather hear me be as clear with my diction as possible,
{{So I think you would almost rather hear me be as clear with my diction as possible,}}

346
00:20:31,276 –> 00:20:35,820
so that I don’t risk trying too hard to sound native, but then…
{{so that I don’t risk trying too hard to sound native, but then…}}

347
00:20:35,820 –> 00:20:39,168
R: Yeah, that’s true. I’m not saying this so people will try to do this,
{{R: Yeah, that’s true. I’m not saying this so people will try to do this,}}

348
00:20:39,169 –> 00:20:46,115
I’m just trying to notice the differences between how you would say and I would say,
{{I’m just trying to notice the differences between how you would say and I would say,}}

349
00:20:46,116 –> 00:20:48,419
but this doesn’t mean that you should do that,
{{but this doesn’t mean that you should do that,}}

350
00:20:48,419 –> 00:20:53,080
because I also think you would find yourself stuck in those decisions
{{because I also think you would find yourself stuck in those decisions}}

351
00:20:53,080 –> 00:20:57,958
and taking much longer saying it just because you are thinking in your mind, like,
{{and taking much longer saying it just because you are thinking in your mind, like,}}

352
00:20:57,958 –> 00:20:59,310
“What should I cut here?”
{{“What should I cut here?”}}

353
00:20:59,325 –> 00:21:05,152
J: Yeah. It’s kind of the same as when we are learning ‘calão’, or slang words.
{{J: Yeah. It’s kind of the same as when we are learning ‘calão’, or slang words.}}

354
00:21:05,153 –> 00:21:08,838
You know, we learn them so that our ears are open to them and we understand them,
{{You know, we learn them so that our ears are open to them and we understand them,}}

355
00:21:08,838 –> 00:21:11,849
but unless we’re joking around, we probably want to avoid some of these things,
{{but unless we’re joking around, we probably want to avoid some of these things,}}

356
00:21:11,850 –> 00:21:15,388
just because we’ll end up sounding a little bit more awkward than we want to.
{{just because we’ll end up sounding a little bit more awkward than we want to.}}

357
00:21:15,388 –> 00:21:17,082
It depends on your own personality too.
{{It depends on your own personality too.}}

358
00:21:17,082 –> 00:21:18,828
If you’re hanging around with a lot of young people,
{{If you’re hanging around with a lot of young people,}}

359
00:21:18,828 –> 00:21:23,678
then maybe you’ll take a stab at the ‘calão’ to not sound so literal all the time.
{{then maybe you’ll take a stab at the slang to not sound so literal all the time.}}

360
00:21:23,678 –> 00:21:25,375
So, I think that’s good for today. What do you think, Rui?
{{So, I think that’s good for today. What do you think, Rui?}}

361
00:21:25,375 –> 00:21:27,498
R: No, you have to finish the text!
{{R: No, you have to finish the text!}}

362
00:21:27,499 –> 00:21:29,118
J: Oh, you’re going to make me read the whole thing?
{{J: Oh, you’re going to make me read the whole thing?}}

363
00:21:29,118 –> 00:21:30,963
R: We have, like, five sentences left.
{{R: We have, like, five sentences left.}}

364
00:21:30,963 –> 00:21:31,859
J: Oh my gosh.
{{J: Oh my gosh.}}

365
00:21:32,243 –> 00:21:35,636
OK, Eduardo says, “Porque é que quere[sh]” —
{{OK, Eduardo says, “Why do you want” –}}

366
00:21:35,636 –> 00:21:36,131
R: Ah!
{{R: Ah!}}

367
00:21:36,171 –> 00:21:38,306
J: “Porque é que queres isso, Maria?!”
{{J: “Why do you want that, Maria?!”}}

368
00:21:38,306 –> 00:21:40,831
And Maria, “Quero comer doces!”.
{{And Maria, “I want to eat sweets!”}}

369
00:21:40,831 –> 00:21:44,491
And Eduardo says, “Mas os amendoins não são doces.”
{{And Eduardo says, “But peanuts are not sweet.”}}

370
00:21:44,516 –> 00:21:46,805
R: Two connections so close to each other, right?
{{R: Two connections so close to each other, right?}}

371
00:21:46,805 –> 00:21:49,259
“Ma[z] o[z] amendoins”.
{{“Ma[z] o[z] amendoins” [but the peanuts].}}

372
00:21:49,259 –> 00:21:51,926
J: Yeah, that was stressful. Then Maria,
{{J: Yeah, that was stressful. Then Maria,}}

373
00:21:51,957 –> 00:21:53,976
“Não vou comê-los sem nada…”
{{“I won’t eat them without anything…”}}

374
00:21:54,305 –> 00:21:56,105
Eduardo, “Então?”.
{{Eduardo, “So?”}}

375
00:21:56,591 –> 00:21:59,223
Maria, “Estava a pensar em derreter” —
{{Maria, “I was thinking of melting” –}}

376
00:21:59,223 –> 00:22:03,859
R: A-ha, that’s a hard word for you. ‘Derreter’.
{{R: A-ha, that’s a hard word for you. ‘Derreter’ [to melt].}}

377
00:22:04,537 –> 00:22:09,828
J: ‘Derreter’. Oh, with that guttural R, it’s hard to close the E before it,
{{J: ‘Derreter’. Oh, with that guttural R, it’s hard to close the E before it,}}

378
00:22:09,829 –> 00:22:13,281
so I said ‘dérreter’. I have to ignore that E.
{{so I said ‘dérreter’. I have to ignore that E.}}

379
00:22:13,281 –> 00:22:14,148
R: ‘Drreter’.
{{R: ‘Drreter’.}}

380
00:22:14,485 –> 00:22:18,179
J: ‘Drreter’. That was beautiful. Beautiful language. ‘Derreter’.
{{J: ‘Drreter’. That was beautiful. Beautiful language. ‘Derreter’ [to melt].}}

381
00:22:24,758 –> 00:22:30,162
“Derreter as tabletes de chocolate com caramelo e meter para lá os amendoins”.
{{“Melting the chocolate caramel bars and putting the peanuts in there”.}}

382
00:22:30,284 –> 00:22:32,351
And then Eduardo, “Ó Maria…”
{{And then Eduardo, “Oh Maria…”}}

383
00:22:33,476 –> 00:22:37,911
And she says, “Não me julgues! Também vou fazer para ti”.
{{And she says, “Don’t judge me! I’ll do it for you too.”}}

384
00:22:37,911 –> 00:22:41,314
R: Can you say again, after the “Não me julgues”?
{{R: Can you say again, after the “Não me julgues” [dont’ judge me]?}}

385
00:22:41,495 –> 00:22:43,093
J: “Também vou fazer para ti”.
{{J: “I’ll do it for you too”.}}

386
00:22:43,093 –> 00:22:49,464
R: Yeah, ‘também’. I think the first time you said it, I didn’t hear the ‘também’ very open.
{{R: Yeah, ‘também’ [too]. I think the first time you said it, I didn’t hear the ‘também’ very open.}}

387
00:22:49,464 –> 00:22:54,315
J: OK. “Também vou fazer para ti, mas eu fico com a maior parte!”
{{J: OK. “I’ll do it for you too, but I get most of it!”}}

388
00:22:54,315 –> 00:22:55,149
R: ‘Maior’.
{{R: ‘Maior’ [greater, larger].}}

389
00:22:55,174 –> 00:22:56,888
J: ‘Máior’. ‘Máior’.
{{J: ‘Máior’. ‘Máior’.}}

390
00:22:56,888 –> 00:22:57,745
R: ‘Maior’.
{{R: ‘Maior’.}}

391
00:22:57,745 –> 00:22:59,964
J: ‘Máior’.
{{J: ‘Máior’.}}

392
00:22:59,978 –> 00:23:01,230
R: ‘Maior’.
{{R: ‘Maior’.}}

393
00:23:01,263 –> 00:23:02,373
J: ‘Maior’.
{{J: ‘Maior’.}}

394
00:23:02,373 –> 00:23:03,731
R: Yeah. ‘Maior’.
{{R: Yeah. ‘Maior’.}}

395
00:23:03,759 –> 00:23:04,564
J: ‘Maior’.
{{J: ‘Maior’.}}

396
00:23:04,746 –> 00:23:07,668
R: The first A is very closed, ‘maior’.
{{R: The first A is very closed, ‘maior’.}}

397
00:23:07,668 –> 00:23:09,470
J: ‘Maior’. Do you remember what I did the first time?
{{J: ‘Maior’. Do you remember what I did the first time?}}

398
00:23:09,478 –> 00:23:15,609
R: ‘Máior’. Or ‘maiour’. You probably closed both.
{{R: ‘Máior’. Or ‘maiour’. You probably closed both.}}

399
00:23:15,609 –> 00:23:19,092
You close the first A and then you have a hard time opening the O,
{{You close the first A and then you have a hard time opening the O,}}

400
00:23:19,092 –> 00:23:21,302
so you close the two of them. ‘Maiour’.
{{so you close the two of them. ‘Maiour’.}}

401
00:23:21,302 –> 00:23:23,108
J: Yeah, I don’t think I was aware of that, actually.
{{J: Yeah, I don’t think I was aware of that, actually.}}

402
00:23:23,131 –> 00:23:26,424
Since the stress is on the last syllable of the word ‘maior’,
{{Since the stress is on the last syllable of the word ‘maior’,}}

403
00:23:26,424 –> 00:23:29,293
we have to open that O instead of keeping it closed.
{{we have to open that O instead of keeping it closed.}}

404
00:23:29,301 –> 00:23:31,210
Good. “Maior… parte”.
{{Good. “Maior… parte” [most of it, larger part].}}

405
00:23:32,535 –> 00:23:33,668
And then Eduardo,
{{And then Eduardo,}}

406
00:23:33,669 –> 00:23:38,842
“Não é nada disso, Maria. Sabes que há chocolates com caramelo e amendoim, certo?”
{{“It’s not that, Maria. You know there are caramel and peanut chocolates, right”?}}

407
00:23:38,842 –> 00:23:40,444
R: ‘Chocolates’.
{{R: ‘Chocolates’.}}

408
00:23:40,916 –> 00:23:45,057
J: ‘Chocolates’. Oh, I said ‘chóco’… I said it in English, ‘chócolate’.
{{J: ‘Chocolates’. Oh, I said ‘chóco’… I said it in English, ‘chócolate’.}}

409
00:23:45,504 –> 00:23:52,594
Since we have the “sabes que há”, I was trying to be fancy and I made it ‘quiá’,
{{Since we have the “sabes que há” [you know there are], I was trying to be fancy and I made it ‘quiá’,}}

410
00:23:52,595 –> 00:23:53,514
like you guys would do, right?
{{like you guys would do, right?}}

411
00:23:53,514 –> 00:23:57,718
R: Yeah. “Sabes ‘quiá’ chocolates com caramelo e amendoim, certo?”
{{R: Yeah. “You know there are caramel and peanut chocolates, right?”}}

412
00:23:57,722 –> 00:23:59,090
J: It’s like we talked about in the last episode.
{{J: It’s like we talked about in the last episode.}}

413
00:23:59,091 –> 00:24:01,139
When you have ‘que’ followed by a vowel sound,
{{When you have ‘que’ [that] followed by a vowel sound,}}

414
00:24:01,147 –> 00:24:03,168
then a lot of the time you will hear it as ‘quiá’.
{{then a lot of the time you will hear it as ‘quiá’.}}

415
00:24:03,703 –> 00:24:05,136
“Sim, e daí?”.
{{“Yes, so what?”.}}

416
00:24:06,130 –> 00:24:10,430
Eduardo, “Não é mais fácil comprares esses chocolates?”.
{{Eduardo, “Isn’t it easier to buy those chocolates?”.}}

417
00:24:11,241 –> 00:24:14,037
And then Maria, “Mas eu quero ‘muites’ “…
{{And then Maria, “But I want many”…}}

418
00:24:14,037 –> 00:24:20,084
R: ‘Muitos’. Instead of ‘muites’. I heard ‘muites’ and it’s ‘muitos’.
{{R: ‘Muitos’ [many]. Instead of ‘muites’. I heard ‘muites’ and it’s ‘muitos’.}}

419
00:24:20,152 –> 00:24:24,207
J: ‘Muitos’. I was being too fancy trying to close or ignore that O.
{{J: ‘Muitos’. I was being too fancy trying to close or ignore that O.}}

420
00:24:24,207 –> 00:24:27,484
And Eduardo, “Precisas de quantos chocolates?!”
{{And Eduardo, “How many chocolates do you need?!”}}

421
00:24:27,500 –> 00:24:31,085
And Maria, “Não me julgues! Eu preciso!”
{{And Maria, “Don’t judge me! I need it!”}}

422
00:24:31,793 –> 00:24:35,575
Eduardo, “Só quero que tenhas cuidado, rapariga.”
{{Eduardo, “I just want you to be careful, girl.”}}

423
00:24:35,575 –> 00:24:39,631
Maria, “Sim, está bem! Vá, vamos embora!”
{{Maria, “Yes, that’s fine! Go, let’s go!”}}

424
00:24:40,351 –> 00:24:43,190
Eduardo, “Vamos lá fazer esse doce.”
{{Eduardo, “Let’s make that candy.”}}

425
00:24:44,103 –> 00:24:44,836
R: ‘Fazer’.
{{R: ‘Fazer’ [make].}}

426
00:24:44,885 –> 00:24:45,728
J: ‘Fazer’.
{{J: ‘Fazer’.}}

427
00:24:45,745 –> 00:24:47,614
R: Yeah. “Vamos lá fazer esse doce.”
{{R: Yeah. “Let’s make that candy.”}}

428
00:24:47,614 –> 00:24:48,739
J: Did I say ‘fázer’?
{{J: Did I say ‘fázer’?}}

429
00:24:48,739 –> 00:24:51,299
R: A little. But these are so subtle.
{{R: A little. But these are so subtle.}}

430
00:24:52,581 –> 00:24:56,516
Do you guys notice how good Joel is becoming?
{{Do you guys notice how good Joel is becoming?}}

431
00:24:56,516 –> 00:24:57,198
J: Ah!
{{J: Ah!}}

432
00:24:57,199 –> 00:24:59,135
R: I think we do have to replace you soon.
{{R: I think we do have to replace you soon.}}

433
00:24:59,135 –> 00:25:00,718
J: I’m going to get fired pretty soon here!
{{J: I’m going to get fired pretty soon here!}}

434
00:25:01,551 –> 00:25:05,766
R: No, but, well, on the other hand, it’s good, because we can, like…
{{R: No, but, well, on the other hand, it’s good, because we can, like…}}

435
00:25:06,686 –> 00:25:08,894
How do you say, perfect those little subtleties?
{{How do you say, perfect those little subtleties?}}

436
00:25:08,895 –> 00:25:11,907
J: Yeah. And I think regardless of where your pronunciation is at,
{{J: Yeah. And I think regardless of where your pronunciation is at,}}

437
00:25:11,907 –> 00:25:14,533
just being aware of some of these open and closed vowels,
{{just being aware of some of these open and closed vowels,}}

438
00:25:14,533 –> 00:25:16,736
it’s one of the hardest things in Portuguese,
{{it’s one of the hardest things in Portuguese,}}

439
00:25:16,736 –> 00:25:21,918
so I think everybody can benefit from… my pronunciation.
{{so I think everybody can benefit from… my pronunciation.}}

440
00:25:23,350 –> 00:25:24,393
R: I like this episode.
{{R: I like this episode.}}

441
00:25:24,409 –> 00:25:26,694
J: Yeah, that was fun and I learned a lot.
{{J: Yeah, that was fun and I learned a lot.}}

442
00:25:26,694 –> 00:25:33,200
I learned the proper pronunciation of ‘maior’ instead of ‘maiour’ or whatever I said.
{{I learned the proper pronunciation of ‘maior’ [most, bigger] instead of ‘maiour’ or whatever I said.}}

443
00:25:33,200 –> 00:25:35,935
Yeah, ‘maior’. Cool.
{{Yeah, ‘maior’. Cool.}}

444
00:25:35,935 –> 00:25:37,671
R: So, it’s a wrap.
{{R: So, it’s a wrap.}}

445
00:25:37,671 –> 00:25:38,507
J: It’s a wrap.
{{J: It’s a wrap.}}

446
00:25:38,507 –> 00:25:41,354
R: Let’s keep it short, so people don’t get bored.
{{R: Let’s keep it short, so people don’t get bored.}}

447
00:25:41,354 –> 00:25:44,210
And so that we can record more.
{{And so that we can record more.}}

448
00:25:44,210 –> 00:25:44,872
J: Yes!
{{J: Yes!}}

449
00:25:44,881 –> 00:25:49,272
R: So, we hope you liked it. Esperamos que tenham gostado.
{{R: So, we hope you liked it. ‘Esperamos que tenham gostado’.}}

450
00:25:49,272 –> 00:25:54,724
J: E obrigado novamente à Anne de Noruega, e Margaret…
{{J: And thanks again to Anne from Norway, and Margaret…}}

451
00:25:54,724 –> 00:25:56,113
R: Talvez de França.
{{R: Maybe from France.}}

452
00:25:56,130 –> 00:25:56,984
J: Talvez de França.
{{J: Maybe from France.}}

453
00:25:56,992 –> 00:26:00,433
R: Se não for, podes corrigir. You can correct if you’re not from France.
{{R: If you’re not, you can correct [us]. You can correct [us] if you’re not from France.}}

454
00:26:00,433 –> 00:26:03,564
J: Yeah. But I didn’t hear a French pronunciation in her voice.
{{J: Yeah. But I didn’t hear a French pronunciation in her voice.}}

455
00:26:03,564 –> 00:26:08,569
So it was either her pronunciation was quite good or she’s not from France at all!
{{So it was either her pronunciation was quite good or she’s not from France at all!}}

456
00:26:09,368 –> 00:26:09,894
R: Who knows?
{{R: Who knows?}}

457
00:26:09,916 –> 00:26:11,158
J: The plot thickens.
{{J: The plot thickens.}}

458
00:26:14,524 –> 00:26:15,429
Até à próxima, Rui!
{{See you next time, Rui!}}

459
00:26:15,429 –> 00:26:16,562
R: Até à próxima!
{{R: See you next time!}}