Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Could you speak a little louder?” in Portuguese
Ask someone to increase their speaking volume.
Você poderia falar um pouco mais alto?
Could you speak a little louder?
The request concerns loudness, rather than speaking speed.
Use it in three situations
At a noisy counter
Você poderia falar um pouco mais alto?
Could you speak a little louder?
During an announcement
Você poderia falar um pouco mais alto? Não consigo ouvir.
Could you speak a little louder, please? I can't hear you.
A face-to-face conversation
Você poderia olhar para mim ao falar?
Could you face me when you speak?
What to watch for
If you also need slower speech, make that a separate clear request.
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 accessibility needs. Say this in Portuguese: Could you speak a little louder, please? I can't hear you.
Reveal a sample reply
Você poderia falar um pouco mais alto? Não consigo ouvir.
Could you speak a little louder, please? I can't hear you.
Build a useful exchange
Explain a practical access or communication need.
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.
