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Small talk during a break: what to say in Portuguese
On your break a colleague starts a casual conversation.
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How it's done. The coffee break (pausa para o café) is the main place colleagues get to know each other; join in even if you don't say much.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
Então, está a gostar do trabalho?Ayn-TOW, shtah uh goosh-TAHR doo truh-BAH-lyoo?
So, are you enjoying the job?
They might also say:
Então, gosta do trabalho?
Ayn-TOW, GOSH-tuh doo truh-BAH-lyoo?
So, do you like the job?
YOU REPLY
Sim, estou a gostar muito.
Seen, shtoh uh goosh-TAHR MWEE-too.
Yes, I'm enjoying it a lot.
THEY SAY
Vai fazer alguma coisa no fim de semana?Vigh fuh-ZEHR uhl-GOO-muh KOY-zuh noo feen d sih-MAH-nuh?
Are you doing anything at the weekend?
2
YOU REPLY
Vou à praia com a família.
Voh uh PRIGH-uh kohn uh fuh-MEE-lyuh.
I'm going to the beach with my family.
THEY SAY
Quer um café?Kehr oon kuh-FEH?
Would you like a coffee?
3
YOU FINISH
Aceito, obrigado!
Uh-SAY-too, oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Yes, please - thank you!
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
Então
Ayn-TOW
adverb
then
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
gostar
goosh-TAHR
verb
to like (estar a gostar - to be enjoying)
trabalho
truh-BAH-lyoo
noun
work
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
estou
shtoh
verb
I am
21 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.
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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