Portuguese · Real conversations
Outdoor plans: Portuguese conversation practice
Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan. 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 friend arranging a walk.
Goal: Check a route and agree on a sensible outdoor plan.
Read the conversation
Partner
Gostaria de caminhar pela trilha da floresta.
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I'd like to walk along the forest path.
You
A trilha está aberta?
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Is the path open?
Partner
Sim, reabriu ontem.
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Yes, it reopened yesterday.
You
Qual é a dificuldade da caminhada?
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How difficult is the walk?
Partner
A subida é leve, mas não há lojas no caminho.
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The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route.
You
Devemos levar água?
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Should we bring water?
Partner
Sim, traga bastante água. O céu está ficando muito escuro agora.
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Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now.
You
Vamos voltar.
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Let's turn back.
Partner
Boa ideia. Podemos escolher um dia mais seguro para a caminhada.
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Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk.
You
Devemos conferir a previsão do tempo.
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We should check the forecast.
Try your part first
Partner says: I'd like to walk along the forest path. Your goal: Is the path open?
Reveal a sample reply
A trilha está aberta?
Is the path open?
Partner says: Yes, it reopened yesterday. Your goal: How difficult is the walk?
Reveal a sample reply
Qual é a dificuldade da caminhada?
How difficult is the walk?
Partner says: The climb is gentle, but there are no shops on the route. Your goal: Should we bring water?
Reveal a sample reply
Devemos levar água?
Should we bring water?
Partner says: Yes, bring enough water. The sky is getting very dark now. Your goal: Let's turn back.
Reveal a sample reply
Vamos voltar.
Let's turn back.
Partner says: Good idea. We can choose a safer day for the walk. Your goal: We should check the forecast.
Reveal a sample reply
Devemos conferir a previsão do tempo.
We should check the forecast.
Make it your own
- Choose a shorter route.
- Change the weather conditions.
- Suggest turning back sooner.
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.
