Intermediate Portuguese With Portuguese With Eli

Asking for some time off in Portuguese | Portuguese vocabulary lesson | Portuguese with Eli


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in today's Portuguese vocabulary lesson, you'll see that it's almost impossible to get some time off if you're a good employee.

Not only that. You'll pick up lots of vocabulary to express yourself when in this situation — in need of a break but not getting permission to have it.

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And if you want to speak with confidence using the right Portuguese verb tenses, grab your free report at https://IntermediatePortuguese.com/verbs.

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Eli Sousa is a Portuguese teacher who provides one on one lessons online. If you're interested in having Portuguese lessons, visit https://PortugueseWithEli.com.

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And here's the main transcript of today's monologue.

Pedir uma folga

Na minha empresa, todos trabalhamos seis dias por semana. Antes eu não reclamava. Todos os meus colegas me chamavam de trabalhador e o meu chefe também achava a mesma coisa, tanto que nunca me deu folganem férias em quase dois anos de labuta.

Eu já pedi férias — esse é meu direito por lei — mas ele disse que só pode me dar férias quando tiver alguém para me cobrir. Não quer que a equipe fique desfalcada.

Eu entendo o lado dele, mas o problema é que neste ano não tem nenhum feriadão. Eu tentei pegar dois dias de folga para emendarcom o final de semana, mas dizer isso na empresa é cometer um pecado capital.

Mas o mais engraçado é que quando a Alice pede uma folga, ele dá na hora. E às vezes ela pede uma folga com meia hora de antecedência! Talvez eu devesse perguntar qual é o segredo dela.

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