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O Joel Apanha o Táxi (2019, ANIMATED!)

Joel Takes the Taxi (2019, ANIMATED!)

Previously audio-only, this episode has been turned into a fully-animated cartoon. With this newly-animated version of one of our early...
  • As conversas que se seguem são baseadas em factos verídicos, as personagens não são The conversations that follow are based on true facts. Characters are not
  • ficção e o nível de português pode ser assustador. Este é o verdadeiro teste. fictional and the levels of Portuguese can be scary. This is the real test.
  • Joel: Oh… que voo comprido e agora o Fernando não atende o telefone. Onde andas Fernando? Joel: Oh… such a long flight and now Fernando's not answering his phone. Where are you Fernando?
  • Não acredito que te esqueceste de mim. Bem… vou apanhar um táxi. I can't believe you forgot about me. Well… I’m going to take a cab.
  • Taxista: Olá, boa tarde! Joel: Boa tarde. Cab driver: Hello, good afternoon! Joel: Good afternoon.
  • Taxista: Então… vai para onde? Joel: Eu vou para… Rua das Oliveiras...? Cab driver: So… where are you going to? Joel: I'm heading to… Oliveiras’ Street…?
  • Taxista: Oliveiras? Joel: Sim. Cab driver: Oliveiras? Joel: Yes.
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Vocabulary
máquinamachine as rodaswheels o sítioplace, site
Expressions
Multar-meCharge me a fine A andar!Get going!, Move! fazer piscause the car blinker à la garderFrench expression used in Portugal to imply that someone thinks they can do whatever they want levar comhaving to deal with A trabalheiraa lot of work Dar voltasto go around and around to get somewhere (Conversationally) Meter ao barulhoto get (someone or smething) involved
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Comments

  • So authentic!!! Sounded like many a taxi driver in many countries! The uncomfortableness of Joel and good on Joel for calling the taci driver out on his chauvinism

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