Inglês Todos os Dias #52: Eu não quero ser chato, mas…

by Tim Barrett | Jul 14, 2015 | Inglês Todos os Dias, Podcasts2015, Vocabulary | 52 comments

Eu não quero ser chato… mas muitos brasileiros traduzem a palavra chato de uma forma errada em inglês. Aprenda como se diz – ou não se diz – a palavra chato em inglês no mini-podcast de hoje. Esta é a primeira de várias dicas sobre como traduzir esta palavra “chata”.

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Frase no mini podcast de hoje:

I don’t mean to be rude, but I think you really need to participate more on our site!
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Now it’s your turn! I don’t mean to be rude, but _______________________________ . (Please post your sentence in the comments section below.)

52 Comments

Ana Gomes on July 14, 2015 at 13:33

I don’t mean to be rude, but I need to study more English. X.O.X.O
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 17:13
  
  That’s not rude at all! 🙂
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Alexis on July 14, 2015 at 14:07

I don’t mean rude, But
I think that you are the best teacher.
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 17:14
  
  Aw shucks! 🙂
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Alfredo on July 14, 2015 at 15:06

I don’t mean rude, But I think that you are American.
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 17:14
  
  Did I make a mistake with my Portuguese up there? haha
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Carla on July 14, 2015 at 15:11

I don´t mean to be rude but you need to answer this inquiry.
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 17:15
  
  I will as soon as I get around to it! 🙂
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Ricardo on July 14, 2015 at 15:12

Hi Tim, very useful your posts.
Today I have a question. If I use instead of “I don´t mean…”, “I don´t want…”, the meaning of the phrase changes or it´s the same at all ? Thanks a lot !
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 17:17
  
  Thanks, Ricardo. Yes, they can have slightly different meanings. If you say “I don’t want to”, that can indicate that you are “forced” to be rude; whereas “I don’t mean to be” can indicate that you have no intentions of being rude. However, we often use “I don’t want to” with the same meaning as “I don’t mean to”.
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Roni on July 14, 2015 at 15:52

I don’t mean to be rude, but we need more and more mini podcast, because we love it!
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 17:18
  
  OK. I’ll try to keep them coming. 🙂
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Vagner on July 14, 2015 at 18:00

Hi Tim, I don’t mean to be rude, but Donald Trump is the most annoying person I have ever seen.
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 21:21
  
  haha But he’s surely shaking things up! 🙂
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Hudson on July 14, 2015 at 18:07

I don’t mean to be rude but I can’t think of anything creative to complete this sentence. 😉
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 21:22
  
  Good one, Hudson! 🙂
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Guilhermme on July 14, 2015 at 19:37

I don’t mean to be rude, but I couldn’t open the file prepositions yet. :'(
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 21:23
  
  I don’t mean to be rude, but all it took was your smart teacher to get it working for you! 😀
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Mário on July 14, 2015 at 20:31

I don’t mean to be rude, but the mini-podcasts might be posted every workday, at least from Monday to Thursday.
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- timandtammy on July 14, 2015 at 21:25
  
  I don’t mean to be rude, but you are asking for a little too much! (Just kidding. :-D)
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Irene Moraes on July 14, 2015 at 21:33

I don’t mean to be rude, but I think Simon Cowell is really rude! Just to post the sentence…. eheheh
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- timandtammy on July 16, 2015 at 11:22
  
  He sure is, Irene! I agree. 🙂
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Lucia on July 14, 2015 at 21:57

I don’t mean rude but I just can’t listen any Brazilien politics speaking about so crazy questions
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- timandtammy on July 16, 2015 at 11:22
  
  I know what you mean, Lucia! I’m up to hear with it, too!
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Emerson on July 15, 2015 at 09:51

I don’t mean to be rude, but all you Americans that are living in Brazil are a little crazy. How can you live in Brazil having a great country to live like the USA?

I like so much my country, but, seeing a lot of corruption, injustices and all these things, unfortunately, my wish is go out from here… 🙁
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- timandtammy on July 16, 2015 at 11:24
  
  I love Brazil; but I know what you mean about the problems here. Let’s try to concentrate on the good things and do our part to make it a better country.
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carlos on July 15, 2015 at 10:26

I dont mean to be rude
but living in Brazil is more difficult every day
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- timandtammy on July 16, 2015 at 11:25
  
  That’s true, but let’s work on making our own little world a better place.
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Evlyn on July 15, 2015 at 13:51

I don’t mean to be rude but my relationship is driving me crazy! O.o
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gabriela on July 15, 2015 at 15:17

I don´t mean to be rude but you should invite us for a face to face class at least
once a semester, all in english and only for teachers, I do surely go.
):
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Aline Maciel on July 15, 2015 at 18:10

I don’t wanna be a pain in the neck, but… is it also correct?
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MARILENE LIBER on July 15, 2015 at 20:07

I put my brother out of my bedroom, I didn’t mean to be rude but he was driving me crazy! (sorry, teacher, we used “rude” only when I was upset to someone?)
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José LUiz on July 15, 2015 at 20:11

I don’t want to be rude, but can you answer if to say “I don’t want bother you” insn’t it the same?
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José LUiz on July 15, 2015 at 20:26

Excuse me Tim I don’t mean to be rude again. In my last comment I made some mistakes, so I want to correct them. I should write like this: “I don’t mean to be rude, but if I say “I don’t want to bother you” ins’t it the same? Please forget my last sentence. That way of writing or saying is a bad English.
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- timandtammy on July 16, 2015 at 11:26
  
  Hello José Luiz! Don’t worry about it. I understand your previous message without any problem.
  
  Answering your question, “Bother you” is “te incomodar”. I don’t want to bother you = Eu não quero te incomodar.
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José LUiz on July 15, 2015 at 21:04

Tim, I don’t mean to be rude, but I could see in the many comments that you answered one of them with this phrase Aw shucks. I look for in a English-Portuguese Dictionary and found this translate: Interjeição Americana de timidez: “Ora bobagem”, “Ora bolas” After that, I look for in a English-English Dictionary and the meaning is: Adjective (before noun) US showing a shy or a modest character or way of behaving – “He shrugged and gave us of his aw-shucks smiles” ————– other meaning: aw shucks: exclamation US HUMORED OR OLD-FASHIONED used to show that you embarrassed or shy. I think that the best definition is tha last up. Could you help me?
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- timandtammy on July 16, 2015 at 11:27
  
  Yes, that last definition is good. It’s a funny way of trying to be “modest” and saying “Come on; you embarrass me; I’m not that good”. 🙂
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José LUiz on July 15, 2015 at 21:07

Above please; Where is written embareassed or show, please, reade embarassed or shy. It was a type error.
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- timandtammy on July 16, 2015 at 11:28
  
  No problem. I already corrected it up there.
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Joanice on July 16, 2015 at 18:53

Hello Tim… woww no nice to learn the,, i really didnt know about that…the difference between I dont mean to be rude… and I dont want to…But.. soo sorry I can’t think anything interesting at this moment…. Because my English is still so poor.. but im trying to improve it day after day…and I really love your way to teach us… Good night sweet dreams….
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- timandtammy on July 17, 2015 at 13:27
  
  I think you are writing great, Joanice. Thank you for your comment.
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Rosane on July 19, 2015 at 21:04

I don´t mean to be rude, but your room is a mess today, you need to clean it. (or you need to clean up it)
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- timandtammy on July 20, 2015 at 21:18
  
  How could you see my room from there?! 😯 🙂
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Letícia on July 19, 2015 at 22:03

I don,t mean to be rude but it is really difficult to speak perfect English without having opportunities to practice
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- timandtammy on July 20, 2015 at 21:21
  
  But you can o do it, Letícia! 🙂 Just keep working on it!!
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Paulo on July 22, 2015 at 17:59

I don’t mean to be rude, but I think you should create audio books and sell them on your site!
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- timandtammy on July 27, 2015 at 18:38
  
  Thanks, Paulo! What kind of books are you thinking of?
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Quelem on July 28, 2015 at 21:56

I don’t mean to be rude but I prefer studying tomorrow, I am so tired now.
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- timandtammy on July 29, 2015 at 19:00
  
  Not at all, Quelem. Have a good night’s rest, and see you here tomorrow! 😉
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Patricia on November 2, 2015 at 14:53

Dear Tim, I don’t mean to be rude, but I thought the word “rude” meant an impolite person, and for “chato” we could use “pain in the neck”, “annoying” or simply “an unbearable person”.
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- timandtammy on November 3, 2015 at 16:24
  
  Actually, “chato” is sort of a generic word in Portuguese. There are many kinds of “chatos” in this world :-); in addition to the ones you mentioned, there are people who are “boring”, “obnoxious”, “rude”, “impolite”, “smart alecks”, etc.
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Rosana on September 29, 2016 at 12:03

I don’t mean to be rude, but you need study more!
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