{"id":4894,"date":"2013-09-09T14:59:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T14:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=4894"},"modified":"2014-07-24T20:03:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T20:03:52","slug":"making-phone-calls-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/making-phone-calls-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Phone Calls in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Tudo bem?<\/p>\n

A reader emailed me and suggested I write something about making phone calls in Portuguese. I collected some useful phrases and sentences, so here we go!<\/p>\n

Ligando [Calling]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Oi, eu gostaria de falar com o Pedro, por favor. [Hi, may I speak to Pedro, please?]<\/em>
\nOi, o Pedro est\u00e1? [Hi, is Pedro there?]<\/em>
\nAqui \u00e9 o Jo\u00e3o. [This is Jo\u00e3o.]<\/em>
\nSou um amigo dele. [I’m a friend of his.]<\/em>
\nTrabalho com ele. [I work with him.]<\/em>
\nOi, \u00e9 o Pedro. [Hi, this is Pedro.]<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea est\u00e1 ocupado? [Are you busy?]<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea est\u00e1 podendo falar? [Did I catch a bad time?]<\/em>
\nTentei ligar antes, mas… [I tried calling earlier, but…]<\/em>
\n…ningu\u00e9m atendeu. [nobody answered]<\/em>
\n…acho que voc\u00ea n\u00e3o estava. [I think you weren’t home.]<\/em>
\n…estava ocupado. [the line was busy.]<\/em>
\n…caiu na secret\u00e1ria eletr\u00f4nica. [I got your answering machine.]<\/em>
\n…caiu na caixa postal. [I got your voice mail.]<\/em>
\nVoc\u00ea recebeu meu recado? [Did you get my message?]<\/em><\/p>\n

Atendendo [Answering]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Al\u00f4? [Hello?]<\/em>
\nQuem esta falando? [Who is this?]<\/em>
\n\u00c9 ela. [Speaking.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Durante a chamada [During the call]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Oi, Pedro. Que bom que voc\u00ea ligou. [Hi, Pedro. Glad you called.]<\/em>
\nRecebi seu recado, obrigado. [I got your message, thank you.]<\/em>
\nAh, que bom estava esperando sua liga\u00e7\u00e3o. [Oh, good. I’ve been expecting your call.]<\/em>
\nMe aguarda um segundinho? Eu tenho que… [Can you hang on just a second? I have to…]<\/em>
\nS\u00f3 um segundo. Tem algu\u00e9m na outra linha. [Just a second. I have another call.]<\/em>
\nD\u00e1 pra me ouvir bem? [Can you hear me OK?]<\/em>
\nPosso te ligar de volta? [Can I call you back?]<\/em>
\nQuer que eu te ligue de volta? [Want me to call you back?]<\/em>
\nEssa liga\u00e7\u00e3o vai sair muito cara para voc\u00ea. [This call will cost you a fortune.]<\/em>
\nEstou no meio de um neg\u00f3cio aqui. [I’m in the middle of something here.]<\/em>
\nOlha, eu tenho que ir agora. [I’ve got to go now.]<\/em>
\nEu j\u00e1 ligo para voc\u00ea. [I’ll call you right back.]<\/em>
\nQual \u00e9 seu n\u00famero mesmo? [What’s your number again?]<\/em><\/p>\n

Problemas durante a Liga\u00e7\u00e3o [Problems during the call]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Desculpe-me, caiu a linha. [Sorry, we got cut off.]<\/em>
\nEssa liga\u00e7\u00e3o esta p\u00e9ssima. [We have a bad line.]<\/em>
\nEu estou ouvindo voc\u00ea muito mal. [I can barely hear you.]<\/em>
\nEstou ouvindo eco. [I’m getting an echo.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Terminando [Finishing]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preciso desligar. [Listen, I have to go.]<\/em>
\nEnt\u00e3o t\u00e1 bom… [OK, then…]<\/em>
\nGostei de falar com voc\u00ea. [It was nice talking to you.]<\/em>
\nVamos marcar alguma coisa. [Let’s get together sometime.]<\/em>
\nUm beijo\/Um abra\u00e7o. [Take care.]<\/em>
\nAt\u00e9 mais. [See you.]<\/em>
\nTchau. [Bye.]<\/em><\/p>\n

Adapted from Como dizer tudo em ingl\u00eas<\/strong><\/a>, by Ron Martinez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Tudo bem? A reader emailed me and suggested I write something about making phone calls in Portuguese. I collected some useful phrases and sentences, so here we go! Ligando [Calling] Oi, eu gostaria de falar com o Pedro, por favor. [Hi, may I speak to Pedro, please?] Oi, o Pedro est\u00e1? [Hi, is…<\/p>\n

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