For English speakers heading to Brazil for the soccer World Cup, the language learning platform busuu has launched the ‘Banter Translator’, allowing fans to brush up on their footie repartee in other languages and contribute cutting commentary in Brazil’s native Portuguese.
You can practice these phrases In time for the June 12 kick-off and even if you’re only watching the Brazil action in front of the telly, you can impress your mates with these well-honed soccer sayings:
The referee needs glasses!
O juiz precisa deculos!
It’s not over until it’s over!
O jogo sacaba quando termina
Only one team is going to be the winner today
Somente um time ser¡ o vencedor hoje
We’re just going to concentrate on each game as it comes.
Vamos nos concentrar em um jogo de cada vez
My nan could have scored that!
Ata minha avpoderia ter marcado esse gol
At the end of the day, the best team won.
No final do dia, o melhor time ganhou
He certainly knows where the goal is
Esse sabe onde fica o gol
That was clearly a penalty!
Isso foi um pnalti claro!
That was definitely offside
Isso foi um impedimento com certeza
There are no easy games in international football
Npoundo existem jogos f¡ceis no futebol internacional
