Why We Laugh
Today's quote from "The Joker" offers a twisted perspective on individuality and conformity.
They laugh at me because I’m different, I laugh at them because eles são todos iguais.they’re all the same.
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The Plus version of this story
Eles riem-se de mim porque sou diferente, eu rio-me deles porque são todos iguais.
They laugh at me because I’m different, I laugh at them because they’re all the same.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🤣 Rir-se: To laugh🤳 Mim: Me (used after prepositions)➗ Diferente [masc. and femin. adjective]: Different👬 Deles: Of them (used here to mean ‘at them’ in the expression ‘rir-se de’)💯 Todos: All (masculine form) 🟰 Igual[masc. and femin. adjective]: The same, equal
There is a Plus version of this story
The same story, taken further, for DailyNata Plus members. This one works on ser vs estar.
- The whole story in Portuguese, and its English
- The words in it, explained, with examples
- 2 more recordings
- An interactive exercise
Written for level A2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.