Portuguese · Real conversations
Meetings: Portuguese conversation practice
Clarify a process and agree on next steps. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
B1 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A colleague taking part in a short team discussion.
Goal: Clarify a process and agree on next steps.
Read the conversation
Partner
Combinamos um plano para o evento.
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We've agreed on a plan for the event.
You
Você poderia me explicar o plano passo a passo?
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Could you walk me through the plan?
Partner
Primeiro reservamos a sala, depois enviamos os convites.
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First we reserve the room, then send invitations.
You
Quem é responsável pela reserva?
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Who's responsible for the booking?
Partner
A Anna vai reservar. Depois vamos precisar da ajuda de todos.
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Anna will book it. We'll need everyone to help after that.
You
Quais são os próximos passos?
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What are the next steps?
Partner
Depois confirmamos o número de pessoas. Também há uma longa discussão sobre o serviço de comida.
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Next we confirm numbers. There's also a long discussion about catering.
You
Podemos voltar a isso depois?
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Could we come back to that?
Partner
Sim, podemos falar da comida depois. Vou preparar um resumo por escrito.
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Yes, we can discuss catering later. I'll prepare a written summary.
You
Você poderia me enviar os detalhes?
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Could you send me the details?
Try your part first
Partner says: We've agreed on a plan for the event. Your goal: Could you walk me through the plan?
Reveal a sample reply
Você poderia me explicar o plano passo a passo?
Could you walk me through the plan?
Partner says: First we reserve the room, then send invitations. Your goal: Who's responsible for the booking?
Reveal a sample reply
Quem é responsável pela reserva?
Who's responsible for the booking?
Partner says: Anna will book it. We'll need everyone to help after that. Your goal: What are the next steps?
Reveal a sample reply
Quais são os próximos passos?
What are the next steps?
Partner says: Next we confirm numbers. There's also a long discussion about catering. Your goal: Could we come back to that?
Reveal a sample reply
Podemos voltar a isso depois?
Could we come back to that?
Partner says: Yes, we can discuss catering later. I'll prepare a written summary. Your goal: Could you send me the details?
Reveal a sample reply
Você poderia me enviar os detalhes?
Could you send me the details?
Make it your own
- Ask about a different process.
- Clarify who owns the next step.
- Request the details in writing.
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.
