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The Knowledgeable Bartender

[First day as a bartender]

Customer: I’ll have a martini, dry.

Me: [staring at all the liquid ingredients] Não sei como lhe dizer isto…I don't know how to tell you this…

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[Primeiro dia como empregado de bar]Cliente: Quero um martini, seco.Eu: [a olhar para todos os ingredientes líquidos] Não sei como lhe dizer isto…

[First day as a bartender] Customer: I’ll have a martini, dry.Me: [staring at all the liquid ingredients] I don't know how to tell you this…

💬 Today's vocabulary

🥇 Primeiro [masc. singular]: First👩🏼💼 Empregado [femin. noun]: Waiter😍 Querer: To want🏜️ Seco [masc. singular]: Dry👀 Olhar: To look💦 Líquido [masc. adjective and noun]: Liquid💬 Dizer: To say, to tell

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