Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Does ... work for you?” in Portuguese
Check whether a proposed time, place, or arrangement is acceptable.
… funciona para você?
Does … work for you?
The phrase asks whether the suggestion is convenient for the other person.
Use it in three situations
Checking a time
Às cinco funciona para você?
Does five o'clock work for you?
Suggesting a day
Sexta-feira funciona para você?
Does Friday work for you?
Agreeing on a place
O café perto do parque funciona para você?
Does the café near the park work for you?
What to watch for
'Work' here means suit or be acceptable, not employment or mechanical operation.
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 making plans. Say this in Portuguese: Does Friday work for you?
Reveal a sample reply
Sexta-feira funciona para você?
Does Friday work for you?
Build a useful exchange
Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.
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.
