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Os Carvalhos do Vizinho

The Neighbor's Oaks

Os Carvalhos do Vizinho

The Neighbor's Oaks

Practice that tricky “lh” sound as Carlos tells Sara about his daily troubles. Try listening line by line and repeating the words containing ‘lh’ out loud.

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  • 00:00:03Sara: Ó Carlinhos, para onde é que estás a olhar? Sara: Hey, Carlos (diminutive), what are you looking at?
  • 00:00:06Carlos: Ali para o fundo da rua… Aquele ali é o João, o filho do talhante? Carlos: There at the end of the street… Is that João, the butcher's son?
  • 00:00:13Sara: O filho da talhante tem dez anos, ó homem! Aquilo é um velho! Sara: The butcher's son is ten years old, man! That's an old man!
  • 00:00:18Carlos: Hmm… Se calhar eu devia ir mudar de óculos. Carlos: Hmm… Maybe I should go change my glasses.
  • 00:00:22Sara: Olha que devias mesmo. Sara: You really should.
  • 00:00:24Carlos: Isto com a idade é só problemas… Carlos: Growing old is nothing but problems…
  • 00:00:26Ainda no outro dia, tive de sair do trabalho porque não me aguentava do joelho. Just the other day, I had to leave work because I couldn't stand my knee.
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aguentarto hold up, withstand, bear barafustarto complain loudly, rant, make a fuss a batalhabattle calarto shut up, to silence os carvalhosoaks chatearto annoy colherto harvest, collect enfiarto stick, thread, tuck EnfimAnyway, finally, at last envelhecerto age, get older a idadeage o joelhoknee as lamúriaswhining, moaning o milhocorn mudarto change, move, switch a plantaçãoplantation, planting, crop O quintalThe backyard, back garden a rolhathe cork o talhantebutcher teimosoStubborn o velhoold man os óculosglasses
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A sério?Really?, Seriously? Não faz malNo problem, That's okay, No harm done Além dissoIn addition, Besides that, Furthermore, Moreover Se calharPerhaps, Maybe chatear-me o juízobothering me, nagging me, giving me a hard time fazer estrilhoto make a big fuss
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