Portuguese · Real conversations
Suggest a plan naturally in Portuguese
A suggestion invites a joint decision. Name a day, offer an activity, or make a plan conditional on the other person's availability.
Three ways to say it
Vamos nos encontrar no sábado?
Shall we meet on Saturday?
Suggest a concrete meeting day.
Que tal uma caminhada depois do almoço?
How about a walk after lunch?
Offer a relaxed activity after an existing part of the day.
Se você estiver livre, podemos conhecer aquele café novo.
If you're free, we could try that new café.
Suggest a new place while leaving room for the person's schedule.
Avoid translating word by word
English 'How about a walk?' proposes an activity; it does not ask how a walk works. Use the target-language suggestion pattern with the activity, rather than translating 'how' and 'about' separately.
See the difference in context
Choosing a day to meet
Quando vamos nos encontrar?
When should we meet?
Vamos nos encontrar no sábado?
Shall we meet on Saturday?
Deciding what to do after lunch
O que vamos fazer depois do almoço?
What shall we do after lunch?
Que tal uma caminhada depois do almoço?
How about a walk after lunch?
Your turn
Suggest trying a new café if the other person is free. Make the availability condition clear.
Reveal a sample reply
Se você estiver livre, podemos conhecer aquele café novo.
If you're free, we could try that new café.
This speaking goal in other languages
A note on speaking Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
