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brazilian portuguese listening, a short way to say hi

a hi is brief enough to pass almost unnoticed. the brazilian portuguese foundations opening leaves room around it: one short greeting, its english meaning, then the greeting again.

sample · 0:17survival & social glue

Oi.

Hi.

in this greeting

the greeting is written with two letters. the english beside it is just as short. there is no longer sentence to untangle here; the sample lets the sound of that small opening take up the space on its own.

this source is brazilian portuguese. one hi cannot represent the voices across brazil or the language of a whole film. the linked record and film note explains why a larger work can be a place to spend time with a language.

a place to listen

for the listener drawn to a brazilian record or film who wants a small spoken opening alongside it.

this greeting and the bilingual recording are original driftspeak work. the linked record and film volumes contain no original music or film audio. the sample offers one voice, without an accent comparison or a promise about understanding the longer recordings.

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from the notes