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Grandma and the Scammer

A scammer called my grandma and said he had all her passwords.

My grandma got a pen and paper and said: "Graças a Deus, quais são?Thank God for that, what are they?"

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Um burlão ligou à minha avó e disse que tinha todas as palavras-passe dela.A minha avó pegou numa caneta e num papel e disse: “Graças a Deus, quais são?”

A scammer called my grandma and said he had all her passwords.My grandma got a pen and paper and said: “Thank God for that, what are they?”

💬 Today's vocabulary

🕴️ Burlão [masc. noun]: Scammer📱 Ligar: To call [over the phone]👵 Avó [femin. noun]: Grandmother🤜 Ter: To have💯 Todas [femin. plural]: All🔑 Palavra-passe [femin. noun]: Password🖊️ Caneta [femin. noun]: Pen📜 Papel [masc. noun]: Paper

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Written for level B1–B2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.

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