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Meetings: useful Portuguese phrases

Clarify a process and agree on next steps.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

I have a question
tenho uma pergunta
I have a question
to explain
explicar
to explain
to send
enviar
to send
to understand
entender
to understand

Make the conversation more specific

Useful Portuguese expressions for meetings
What you want to say	Portuguese
I have a question	tenho uma pergunta I have a question
to explain	explicar to explain
to send	enviar to send
to understand	entender to understand
Could you walk me through ...?	Você poderia me explicar … passo a passo? Show English translation Could you walk me through …?
Who's responsible for ...?	Quem é responsável por …? Show English translation Who's responsible for …?
What are the next steps?	Quais são os próximos passos? Show English translation What are the next steps?
Could we come back to that?	Podemos voltar a isso depois? Show English translation Could we come back to that?
Could you send me the details?	Você poderia me enviar os detalhes? Show English translation Could you send me the details?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
Combinamos um plano para o evento.
We've agreed on a plan for the event.
You
Você poderia me explicar o plano passo a passo?
Could you walk me through the plan?
Partner
Primeiro reservamos a sala, depois enviamos os convites.
First we reserve the room, then send invitations.
You
Quem é responsável pela reserva?
Who's responsible for the booking?

Meetings 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.