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Colleagues invite you to lunch: what to say in Portuguese
Your colleagues invite you to have lunch together.
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How it's done. The lunch break in Portugal is an important ritual; having lunch with colleagues is a good way to fit into the team.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Vem almoçar connosco?Vayn uhl-moo-SAHR koo-NOSH-koo?
Are you coming to lunch with us?
They might also say:
Vamos ao restaurante aqui ao lado. Vem?
VAH-mooz ow rish-tow-RAHNT uh-KEE ow LAH-doo. Vayn?
We're going to the restaurant next door. Are you coming?
YOU REPLY
Vou, sim! Obrigado.
Voh, seen! Oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Yes, I'm coming! Thank you.
Or say:Hoje trouxe comida, fica para a próxima.
Ohzh tros koo-MEE-duh, FEE-kuh pruh uh PROH-see-muh.
THEY SAY
Combinado.kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
They might also say:
Está combinado.
shtah kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It's agreed.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Vem
Vayn
verb
comes, will come
almoçar
uhl-moo-SAHR
verb
to have lunch
Vou
Voh
verb
(I) go
sim
seen
adverb
yes
Combinado
kom-bee-NAH-doo
adjective
agreed
logo
LOH-goo
adverb
later
3 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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