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 story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.