In this exercise, you will watch a clip from 'Turma da Mônica,' a famous comic book series from Brazil that became so popular it now has a show and a live-action version. In the short clip, you will see the character Cebolinha at a meeting in his little club, trying to come up with a plan against Mônica, a girl they are always picking fights with. However, he struggles because the other boys keep trying to express their opinions.

You will notice that the character Cebolinha, who is the president of the club, always substitutes the 'R' sound with the 'L' sound. This is common among young children learning Portuguese, as they often struggle with the 'R' sound and end up pronouncing words as if they had an 'L'."

Glossary:

está aberta – is open

mais uma - one more

reunião – meeting

clubinho – small/childish club

tentei mostrar – I tried to show

plano – plan

contra – against

pois bem – well, then

maravilhosamente – wonderfully

fala, Nimbus – “yes/speak, Nimbus?” (casual turn-taking)

esperar – to wait

horário pra cumprir – schedule to follow

sessão – session (in a meeting)

hino oficial – official anthem

todo clube tem que ter – every club has to have one

querem parar com essa música?! – do you all want to stop this music?! (sarcasm)

ora... que pergunta – come on... what a question (sarcasm)

só que na sua casa, bestão! – but at your house, dummy!

acho o nome... muito infantil – I think the name... is very childish

sei lá – I don’t know (informal)

parece coisa de criança – sounds like something for kids

clube dos cuecas – “underwear club”

um monstro – a monster

molecada – slang for “group of kids” (remember "moleque"?)

é só o Cascão - it's just Cascão (like it's not a big deal)

troço – slangy word for “thing”

samambaia – fern

tava precisando – was needing (informal estava precisando)

repaginada na decoração – makeover in the decor

planta carnívora – carnivorous plant

bem louca – really crazy

vai... chorar mais – gonna cry some more? (sarcasm)

elevador – elevator

escada – stairs

odeio subir– I hate going up

vou passar o plano rapidamente – I’m going to go over the plan quickly

antes que... – before...

vem tomar banho já! – come shower now!

de novo – again

acaba o dia – the day ends

entenderam?! – do you all understand?!