Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Could you leave a message?” in Portuguese
Ask the caller to record or pass on a message.
Você poderia deixar uma mensagem?
Could you leave a message?
Say who the message is for when needed.
Use it in three situations
Taking a call
Você poderia deixar uma mensagem?
Could you leave a message?
Using voicemail
Você gostaria de deixar um recado para a Anna?
Would you like to leave a message for Anna?
Passing on information
Você poderia deixar seu nome e número?
Could you leave your name and number?
What to watch for
Leaving a message differs from sending the caller away without an answer.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine calls and messages. Say this in Portuguese: Would you like to leave a message for Anna?
Reveal a sample reply
Você gostaria de deixar um recado para a Anna?
Would you like to leave a message for Anna?
Build a useful exchange
Handle a short call and confirm a message.
This expression 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.
