Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: Lessons

Intermediate 20: I’m Not Into Politics, But…


Listen Later

No doubt, the current political scene in Brazil is going through a difficult period. Still, we should be able to talk about it without being mean and ugly. That is how our people see it, and that is how our lesson flows today. Ah, if everyone could approach it this way!

Dialogue

A: Sempre ouvia dizer que política, futebol e religião não se discutem, né?
B: Mas hoje em dia é quase impossível não falar, especialmente sobre a política.
A: Olha, é muito frustrante. Eu acabo de falar com Thiago e ele sabe mesmo tocar nas teclas que me irritam, menina.
B: Com Thiago! Desde quando a gente dá bola pro Thiago? Nem ele acredita na metade das coisas que diz.
A: Eu sei, mas ele bota tudo no saco de “esquerda” ou “direita” e sempre leva tudo aos extremos. Eu tento ficar calada, mas sempre acabo explodindo, não tem jeito.
B: E você viu que ele sempre repete os memes, postes e blogs nas redes sócias, sem nem pensar nem um minuto se são verdadeiros ou não.
B: E sempre com essa cara de ofendido se alguém tiver opiniões diferentes.
A: É isso, concordo. E todo mundo sabe que a situação está difícil, tem que mudar, mas sinceramente, Andreia, a solução não pode ser simplesmente gritar mais alto do que os outros.
B: Tá vendo Thays! Se os políticos fossem como nós duas, hein, imagina os problemas que poderíamos eliminar.
A: Pelo menos eliminaria Dr. Moleque Mimado Fissurado do Thiago.


A: I have always heard that you shouldn’t discuss politics, soccer, and religion, right?
B: But nowadays it’s almost impossible not to talk about it, especially about politics.
A: You know, it’s really frustrating. I just got done talking to Thiago and he really knows how to push the buttons that drive me crazy, girl.
B: With Thiago! Since when do we care about Thiago! Not even he believes half the things that he says.
A: I know, but he puts everything in the “leftist” or “right” bag and he takes everything to the extreme. I try to keep quiet, but I end up exploding, there’s no way to avoid it.
B: And you saw that he repeats all the memes, posts, and blogs on social media without even considering if they are true or not.
B: And always with this offended looking face when somebody has a different opinion.
A: That’s it, I agree. And everybody knows that these are difficult times and things have to change, but honestly Andreia, the answer cannot be to simply to hout louder than the other guys.
B: You see, Thays! If the politicians were like the two of us, imagine the problems that could be eliminated.
A: At least we could eliminate Dr. Smart Aleck Finicky Stuck on Himself Thiago.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: LessonsBy COERLL, University of Texas at Austin, Project Director: Orlando Kelm

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

107 ratings


More shows like Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: Lessons

View all
The Bill Simmons Podcast by The Ringer

The Bill Simmons Podcast

30,183 Listeners

Tá Falado: Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish by College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin

Tá Falado: Brazilian Portuguese Pronunciation for Speakers of Spanish

101 Listeners

Learn Portuguese | PortuguesePod101.com by PortuguesePod101.com

Learn Portuguese | PortuguesePod101.com

113 Listeners

Canal Café Brasil by Luciano Pires & Café Brasil Editorial Ltda

Canal Café Brasil

251 Listeners

Hindi: Glossaries Alive! by Hindi Urdu Flagship, University of Texas at Austin

Hindi: Glossaries Alive!

59 Listeners

Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: Dialogs by COERLL, University of Texas at Austin, Project Director: Orlando Kelm

Língua da Gente - Portuguese Podcast: Dialogs

11 Listeners

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation by Carioca Connection

Carioca Connection - Brazilian Portuguese Conversation

132 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,376 Listeners

Speaking Brazilian Podcast by Virginia Langhammer

Speaking Brazilian Podcast

173 Listeners

This is Democracy by This is Democracy

This is Democracy

100 Listeners

Race and Democracy by Race and Democracy

Race and Democracy

31 Listeners

Second Reading Podcast by Second Reading Podcast

Second Reading Podcast

4 Listeners

Learn Brazilian Portuguese - LinguaBoost by LinguaBoost

Learn Brazilian Portuguese - LinguaBoost

39 Listeners

The Team Behind the Team by The Team Behind the Team

The Team Behind the Team

25 Listeners

LatinXperts by LatinXperts

LatinXperts

5 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,144 Listeners

Coffee Break Portuguese by Coffee Break Languages

Coffee Break Portuguese

95 Listeners