Beginning 41: Do I Look Fat In This Dress?
Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: Dialogs · Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning
February 16, 20160
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Show Notes
Careful! One of life’s most challenging questions, “Honey, do I look fat in this dress?” Of course the answer is ‘no.’ And in today’s lesson we learn how to subtly handle this task in Portuguese.
Dialogue
A: Querido, estou gorda nesse vestido?
B: Não vem com essa, claro que eu não vou responder essa pergunta!
A: Quer dizer que sim, estou gorda.
B: Eu não disse isto, você está linda.
A: Honey, do I look fat in this dress?
B: Don’t come with that, of course I’m not going to answer that question!
A: That means yes, I do look fat.
B: I never said that, you look great.
Dialogue
A: Querido, estou gorda nesse vestido?
B: Não vem com essa, claro que eu não vou responder essa pergunta!
A: Quer dizer que sim, estou gorda.
B: Eu não disse isto, você está linda.
A: Honey, do I look fat in this dress?
B: Don’t come with that, of course I’m not going to answer that question!
A: That means yes, I do look fat.
B: I never said that, you look great.
Topics
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