Playing with Fire
My father used to always tell me, "Fight fire with fire."
He was a great man, mas um péssimo bombeiro.but a terrible fireman.
Click to reveal translation
Click the sentence again to see the Portuguese
The Plus version of this story
O meu pai dizia-me sempre: "Combate o fogo com fogo." Ele era um grande homem, mas um péssimo bombeiro.
My father used to always tell me, "Fight fire with fire." He was a great man, but a terrible fireman.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🗣️ Dizia-me: Used to tell me ⚔️ Combater: To fight🔥 Fogo [masc. noun]: Fire📏 Grande [masc. and femin. adjective]: Great, big👨 Homem [masc. noun]: Man💀 Péssimo [masc. adjective]: Terrible👨🚒 Bombeiro [masc. noun]: Firefighter
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on idioms and expressions.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
- 5 more recordings
- An interactive exercise
Written for level A2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.