Hostage Negotiations — Hostage: A Pizza Delivery Guy
Key Phrases
Ele tem a minha pizza
He has my pizza
Com borda recheada
With stuffed crust
Cola ou laranja
Cola or orange
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering food
Fazer pedidos de comida
Making choices
Fazer escolhas
Describing food
Descrever alimentos
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're in a humorous negotiation where a person has taken someone holding your pepperoni pizza with stuffed crust. To free the person and retrieve your pizza, you must offer them dipping sauces. This playful exchange unfolds as both parties humorously bargain over the number of sauce packets and a free soda to reach a deal.
Solte o homem, ele tem a minha pizza de pepperoni com borda recheada!
Release the man, he has my pepperoni pizza with stuffed crust!
Só o libertarei com mais molho extra para mergulhar!
I'll only release him with more extra dipping sauce!
Mas por que tanto molho? A pizza já é deliciosa!
But why so much sauce? The pizza is already delicious!
Nenhuma pizza está completa sem o molho perfeito. Quero três pacotes!
No pizza is complete without the perfect sauce. I want three packs!
Três? Vou fazer uma oferta: dois pacotes e um refrigerante grátis.
Three? I'll make an offer: two packs and a free soda.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Solte
Release
Verb used in commands; similar to 'let go!' in English.
In hostage negotiations, direct commands are often used for clarity and urgency.
O
The
'O' is masculine; 'A' is feminine.
Portuguese is a gendered language, like many Romance languages.
Homem
Man
Pronounced as 'OH-mehn'.
O homem
The man
Ele
He
Pronounce 'ele' with a silent 'e' at the end.
Can also mean 'he', depending on the context.
Tem
Has
Ele tem
He has
Sentence structure is similar to English.
A
The
Use 'A' for feminine nouns.
Minha
My
'Meu' for masculine, 'Minha' for feminine.
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