Alentejanos no Café
Alentejans at the Café
Joana talks about the Alentejo accent....
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- Joel: Olá, alentejana Joana. Joel: Hello, Joana from Alentejo.
- Estávamos aqui a falar [da] pronúncia do Alentejo e tu passas muito tempo em Lisboa. We were here talking about the Alentejo pronunciation/accent, and you spend a lot of time in Lisbon.
- Tu tentas conscientemente reduzir o teu sotaque do Alentejo Do you consciously try to reduce your Alentejo accent,
- ou é uma coisa que acontece naturalmente? or is it something that happens naturally?
- Joana: Então, acho que quando tenho uma conversa mais formal, tento ser mais clara. Joana: So, I think that when I have a more formal conversation, I try to be clearer.
- E sei que quando falo naturalmente, o sotaque alentejano fica muito evidente. And I know that when I speak naturally, the Alentejo accent is very evident.
- Então, quando é uma conversa mais formal, tento falar mais devagar So, when it's a more formal conversation, I try to speak more slowly
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Vocabulary
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