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Boys vs girls: Deixa comigo and the stuck olive jar

Leo can't open a jar of olives. Bia offers to talk to the lid, then makes a small confession.

In Brazilian Portuguese, with English subtitles.

33-second video.

In English, with a phrase in Brazilian Portuguese.

33-second video.

The Brazilian Portuguese phrase

Deixa comigo.

Leave it to me.

Say it when you offer to take care of something. Word by word: leave (it) with me.

Every line in Brazilian Portuguese with English

Leo: Essa tampa não abre de jeito nenhum!

In English: This lid just won't open!

Bia: Deixa comigo. Eu converso com ela.

In English: Leave it to me. I'll talk to it.

Leo: Então... você vai convencer a tampa?

In English: So... you're going to persuade the lid?

Bia: Pronto. Ela só precisava de educação.

In English: There. It just needed some manners.

Leo: Nossa! Você é mais forte que eu?

In English: Wow! Are you stronger than me?

Bia: Não. Fui eu que fechei ontem.

In English: No. I'm the one who closed it yesterday.

In English, with a phrase in Brazilian Portuguese.

Leo: This lid just won't open at all!

Bia: Deixa comigo. I'll talk to it.

Leo: So... you're going to persuade the lid?

Bia: There. It just needed some manners.

Leo: Wow! Are you stronger than me?

Bia: No. I closed it yesterday.

Quick quiz

Choose a or b, then open the answer to see if you were right.

  1. What does it mean? Deixa comigo.

    1. Leave it to me
    2. Never mind
    Show the answer

    Answer: a) Leave it to me Bia offers to open the jar. Word by word: leave it with me.

Leo and Bia are animated characters made with AI.

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