Meetings in Portuguese: phrases to follow and take part
How to give your opinion, interrupt politely, ask someone to repeat and sum up, in the Portuguese used at work in Portugal.
Giving your opinion
Na minha opinião, devíamos esperar.
In my opinion, we should wait.
Concordo contigo. / Concordo com o que disse.
I agree with you. / I agree with what you said.
Não tenho a certeza. Talvez…
I'm not sure. Maybe…
Interrupting and asking
Desculpe interromper, mas…
Sorry to interrupt, but…
Pode repetir a última parte?
Could you repeat the last part?
Só para confirmar: a entrega é na sexta?
Just to check: is the deadline on Friday?
Wrapping up
Então, resumindo…
So, to sum up…
Fico de enviar o relatório amanhã.
I'll send the report tomorrow (that's my action).
Try thisFicar de + infinitive is how people take on a task in a meeting: fico de ligar ao cliente (I'll call the client). Listen for it at the end of a meeting: it tells you who does what.
Quick check
To politely check a detail, you can say…
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