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I had a pretty uncomfortable conversation with my roommate yesterday.
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I honestly thought it might turn into an argument.
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Oh no. What happened?
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Did you two have another problem with the apartment?
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Not exactly.
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My roommate invited a friend to stay over.
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At first, I didn't mind, because I thought it was just for one night.
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Let me guess.
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One night turned into two?
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Two, then three.
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And nobody even asked me if I was okay with it.
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Wait.
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Three nights?
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So you basically had a third roommate.
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Where was this person sleeping?
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On the couch, in our living room.
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And every time I came home from work, they were there watching TV or using the kitchen.
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That sounds annoying.
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Couldn't you just relax in your bedroom?
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I could, but that's not the point.
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I pay rent to share an apartment with one person, not two.
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I felt like I had no privacy.
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Did your roommate at least tell you how long the guest was planning to stay?
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Nope.
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And yesterday I came home, saw their clothes and bags all over the living room, and thought, okay, I really need to say something.
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I would have said something on the second night.
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So how did you bring it up?
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I waited until we were alone and said, hey, can we talk about something?
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My roommate said, sure, what's up?
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That opening always makes people nervous.
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What did you say next?
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I said, it's about your guest.
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I thought they were only staying for one night, but they've been here for three nights now.
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And what was your roommate's reaction?
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My roommate said, yeah, they're staying a few extra days.
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They're a close friend of mine.
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Is that a problem?
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Oh, that sounds a little defensive.
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Did you tell your roommate how you felt?
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Yeah.
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I said, I don't mind having guests over sometimes, but this is getting uncomfortable.
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I wish you'd asked me first.
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And let me guess, your roommate didn't think it was a big deal.
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Exactly!
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My roommate said, it's just a few nights.
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What's the big deal? are you saying I can't have friends over?
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Oh, I hate when people turn a simple request into something completely different.
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What did you say?
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I said, that's not what I'm saying.
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Of course you can have guests, but we share this apartment and I didn't agree to having someone stay here for several nights.
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That's fair.
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You're not trying to control anything.
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You just want to feel comfortable at home.
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Exactly.
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I added, I'm not trying to be difficult.
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I just want some privacy.
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Can we agree to talk about overnight guests in advance.
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Okay, that's a reasonable request.
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Did your roommate finally understand?
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After a moment, yeah.
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My roommate said, okay, I guess I should have asked you first.
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My friend is leaving tomorrow anyway.
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Well, that's a relief.
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But did you agree on what happens next time?
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We did.
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I said, can you give me a heads up next time, especially if someone wants to stay more than one night.
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My roommate agreed and apologized.
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Good so things didn't get too awkward afterward?
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A little, but I'm glad I spoke up.
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I don't mind visitors.
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I just don't want to come home wondering how many people are living in my apartment.
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Fair enough.
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You agreed to split the rent with one roommate, not open a free hotel for all their friends.
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One cup of English.
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Real English for real life.

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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “Real Life English Conversation”. As palavras que mais se repetem: roommate, guest, apartment, agree, exactly. Este vídeo tem 75 frases e 583 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 3:16. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 178 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. 84% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar. 20 das 75 frases são perguntas, por isso é um bom treino para a entonação de perguntas e respostas curtas.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
roommate substantivo/ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/companheiro de quarto, colega de quarto
privacy substantivo/ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/intimidade, privacidade
uncomfortable adjetivo/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/desconfortável, incómodo
bedroom substantivo/ˈbɛdˌɹum/quarto, dormitório
afterwards advérbio/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/depois, mais tarde
defensive adjetivo/dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/defensivo, defensante
invite verbo/ɪnˈvaɪt/convidar
awkward adjetivo/ˈɔk.wɚd/desajeitado, bisonho
relax verbo/ɹɪˈlæks/soltar, afrouxar
nope/noʊp/nem
overnight advérbio/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/durante a noite, em uma noite
couch substantivo/ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/sofá, cadeirão
apologize verbo/əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/desculpar-se, apologizar
cloth substantivo/klɒθ/pano, tecido
visitor substantivo/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/visita

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
speak up verbo/ˌspik ˈʌp/falar mais alto, falar mais claro/claramente

Frases que vale a pena repetir

Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:

  • Did you two have another problem with the apartment?
  • Couldn't you just relax in your bedroom?
  • My roommate said, sure, what's up?
  • What did you say next?
  • Did you tell your roommate how you felt?

Gramática neste vídeo

As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:

EstruturaNo vídeo
Past continuous was/were + -ing — uma ação em andamento em um momento do passadowas planning · were only staying
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que está acontecendo agora ou nestes diasthey're staying · is getting · I'm saying

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

O falante usa 17 contrações e formas reduzidas, como didn't, don't, I'm. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

  • Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

  • Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: roommate /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, nope /noʊp/, overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como roommate, privacy, uncomfortable.

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

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