The Stuttering Student
Disclaimer: this one is a joke about a stutter.
A student visits the principal's office and the principal says to him, "What's your name, son?" He replies, "D-d-d-d-dav-dav-dav-david, sir." The principal asks him, "Oh, do you have a stutter?"
The student replies, "No sir, my father is a stutterer, and o tipo que registou o meu nome era um cretino.the guy who registered my name was a jerk.”
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The Plus version of this story
Um estudante vai ao gabinete do diretor e o diretor diz-lhe: "Qual é o teu nome, filho?"Ele responde: "D-d-d-dav-dav-dav-david, senhor". O diretor pergunta-lhe: "Oh, tens gaguez?"O aluno responde: "Não senhor, o meu pai é que é gago, e o tipo que registou o meu nome era um cretino.”
A student goes to the principal's office and the principal says to him, "What's your name, son?" He replies, "D-d-d-d-dav-dav-dav-david, sir." The principal asks him, "Oh, do you have a stutter?"The student replies, "No sir, my father is a stutterer, and the guy who registered my name was a jerk."
Words in this story
Estudante (student)
This noun is the same for male or female students. The words “aluno” (male pupil) or “aluna” (female pupil) are also commonly used.
Gabinete (office)
This word is used when the office belongs to a director, manager, minister, etc. If it is a home or work office, we would use the word “escritório.”
Gaguez (stutter)
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on false friends and confusables.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
Written for level B1–B2. Every lesson has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.
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