How do you say “the referee needs glasses!” or “my nan could’ve scored that!” in Portuguese?
Hot on the heels of British Airways and Chris Kamara’s language “class”, busuu* has launched the “Banter Translator” in time for the Brazil World Cup. The language learning platform helps fans to brush up on their put downs in Portuguese.
The top 10 essential phrases are:
1. The referee needs glasses! – O juiz precisa de óculos!
2. It’s not over until it’s over! – O jogo só acaba quando termina
3. Only one team is going to be the winner today – Somente um time será o vencedor hoje.
4. We’re just going to concentrate on each game as it comes. – Vamos nos concentrar em um jogo de cada vez.
5. My nan could have scored that! – Até a minha avó poderia ter marcado esse gol
6. At the end of the day, the best team won. – No final do dia, o melhor time ganhou
7. He certainly knows where the goal is. – Esse sabe onde fica o gol
8. That was clearly a penalty! – Isso foi um pênalti claro!
9. That was definitely off-side Isso foi um impedimento com certeza.
10. There are no easy games in international football – Não existem jogos fáceis no futebol internacional.
The format is simple and the short exercises can be completed easily anywhere – on the morning commute, in the queue for the stadium or en route to the pub – and tagged for easy access during the game.
The “Banter Translator” allows fans to expand their footie chat in 12 languages, and practise with busuu’s online community of more than 45 million users around the world.
English speakers could, for example, make sure that French speakers know when they’re “offside” (“hors-jeu”) and tell Spanish speakers that it’s “not over until it’s over” (“Hasta que pita el árbitro no se ha acabado”).
By July 13 (the final when England will play … ), fans should be able to state with confidence: “No final do dia, o melhor time ganhou” (“at the end of the day, the best team won”).
There’s an iPhone 5s and a year of a Premium Membership of busuu up for grabs for those completing the “busuu Football Masterclass”.
* busuu is named after the busuu language of Cameroon. Number of speakers? Eight.
(Featured image: Thomás)
