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Hackear uma Rede Wi-Fi

Two friends are amazed — and a little worried — by how fast a hacker cracked a wifi network. The relief expression ainda bem que, the conditional fariam, and the intensifier tão pouco.
ainda bem que fariam (condicional) tão pouco + adjetivo vocabulário: segurança digital
🎧 Língua da Gente · Ep. 38
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Read the dialogue

Two friends discuss how quickly an ethical hacker cracked a wifi network — and what could happen in the wrong hands.

A: Quanto tempo você acha que a Marta precisa para hackear uma rede wi-fi?

How long do you think that Marta needs to hack into your wifi network?

B: Ela é muito esperta, não sei, 15 minutos talvez.

She is pretty clever, I don't know, 15 minutes maybe.

A: Não, ela conseguiu em apenas 8 minutos e meio.

No, she could do it in only eight and a half minutes.

B: Uau, ainda bem que ela trabalha nisso e não tem intenções criminosas.

Wow, it's a good thing that she works in this and doesn't have criminal intentions.

A: Pois é, imagina o que esses criminosos fariam.

Right, imagine what the criminally minded would do.

B: Realmente, é preocupante saber que somos tão pouco protegidos.

Right, it's worrisome to know that we are so little protected.

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Language focus
Focus 1
Ainda bem que — expressão de alívio
English: it's a good thing that... / thank goodness that...
Ainda bem que is a fixed expression Brazilians use constantly to express relief about something — literally "still good that."
Ainda bem que ela não tem intenções criminosas.
It's a good thing that she doesn't have criminal intentions. Ainda bem que você chegou a tempo!
Thank goodness you arrived on time!
Focus 2
Fariam — condicional (futuro do pretérito)
English: would do (hypothetical action)
Fariam is the futuro do pretérito (conditional) of fazer, third person plural — used to speculate about a hypothetical action.
Imagina o que esses criminosos fariam.
Imagine what the criminally minded would do. O que eles fariam nessa situação?
What would they do in this situation?
Focus 3
Tão pouco + adjetivo & vocabulário de segurança digital
English: so little/poorly + adjective (an intensifier of low degree)
Tão pouco before an adjective emphasizes how little of a quality is present — the opposite intensity of "tão" alone.
Somos tão pouco protegidos.
We are so little protected. Hackear — to hack · Rede — network
Esperto/a — clever/smart · Criminoso — criminal
🔒 Culture note Cybersecurity awareness has grown fast in Brazil alongside its booming digital economy (Pix, online banking, e-commerce) — stories about ethical hackers exposing weak wifi security, like Marta's here, are common in Brazilian tech journalism and reflect real public concern.
🔊 Phonology note Notice the stress pattern in fariam — the stress falls on the first syllable (FA-ri-am), unlike the English "would do," which has no equivalent single-word stress pattern to compare.
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Exercises
Exercise 1 — Comprehension check
Choose the correct answer based on the dialogue.
Exercise 2 — Ainda bem que, fariam ou tão pouco?
Fill in each gap to complete the sentence with the correct word(s).
1. ela não tem intenções criminosas.
2. Imagina o que esses criminosos .
3. É preocupante saber que somos protegidos.
4. você chegou a tempo!
5. O que eles nessa situação?
Exercise 3 — Vocabulário de segurança digital
Match each Portuguese word to its English meaning.
Exercise 4 — Your turn
Write 4–6 sentences in Portuguese about an online security concern. Use ainda bem que, fariam, and tão pouco at least once each.
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