Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Do you mean ...?” in Portuguese
Check your interpretation before answering or acting.
Você quer dizer …?
Do you mean …?
Complete the question with the meaning you think the person intended.
Use it in three situations
Confirming a day
Você quer dizer sexta-feira?
Do you mean Friday?
Checking a direction
Você quer dizer a estação perto do rio?
Do you mean the station near the river?
Understanding a suggestion
Você quer dizer que devemos ir juntos?
Do you mean we should go together?
What to watch for
This is a checking question, so leave room for the person to correct you.
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 repairing a conversation. Say this in Portuguese: Do you mean the station near the river?
Reveal a sample reply
Você quer dizer a estação perto do rio?
Do you mean the station near the river?
Build a useful exchange
Check a meaning and leave with something you can use.
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.
