Portuguese · Real conversations
Accessibility needs: Portuguese conversation practice
Explain a practical access or communication need. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A2 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A visitor asking a staff member for assistance.
Goal: Explain a practical access or communication need.
Read the conversation
Partner
Bem-vindo / bem-vinda. A entrada principal tem degraus.
Show English translation
Welcome. The main entrance has steps.
You
Preciso de uma entrada sem degraus.
Show English translation
I need a step-free entrance.
Partner
Há outra entrada à esquerda. Você consegue me ouvir bem?
Show English translation
There's another entrance on the left. Can you hear me clearly?
You
Você poderia falar um pouco mais alto?
Show English translation
Could you speak a little louder?
Partner
Claro, vou falar mais alto. Você quer descansar um pouco?
Show English translation
Of course, I'll speak louder. Would you like a moment to rest?
You
Preciso me sentar.
Show English translation
I need to sit down.
Partner
Há uma cadeira aqui. Este salão pode ficar bem barulhento.
Show English translation
There's a chair here. This hall can get quite noisy.
You
Tem algum lugar tranquilo?
Show English translation
Is there somewhere quiet?
Partner
Sim, temos uma sala tranquila no fim do corredor.
Show English translation
Yes, we have a quiet room down the corridor.
You
Alguém poderia vir comigo?
Show English translation
Could someone come with me?
Try your part first
Partner says: Welcome. The main entrance has steps. Your goal: I need a step-free entrance.
Reveal a sample reply
Preciso de uma entrada sem degraus.
I need a step-free entrance.
Partner says: There's another entrance on the left. Can you hear me clearly? Your goal: Could you speak a little louder?
Reveal a sample reply
Você poderia falar um pouco mais alto?
Could you speak a little louder?
Partner says: Of course, I'll speak louder. Would you like a moment to rest? Your goal: I need to sit down.
Reveal a sample reply
Preciso me sentar.
I need to sit down.
Partner says: There's a chair here. This hall can get quite noisy. Your goal: Is there somewhere quiet?
Reveal a sample reply
Tem algum lugar tranquilo?
Is there somewhere quiet?
Partner says: Yes, we have a quiet room down the corridor. Your goal: Could someone come with me?
Reveal a sample reply
Alguém poderia vir comigo?
Could someone come with me?
Make it your own
- Ask about a lift.
- Request a quieter place.
- Ask a companion to come with you.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal 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.
