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The employer asks when you can start: what to say in Portuguese
At the end of the interview they ask when you can start.
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How it's done. Período experimental - the probation period; its length is stated in the contract.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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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Quando é que pode começar?KWAHN-doo eh k pod koo-mih-SAHR?
When can you start?
They might also say:
Pode começar na segunda?
Pod koo-mih-SAHR nuh sih-GOON-duh?
Can you start on Monday?
YOU REPLY
Posso começar já amanhã.
POH-soo koo-mih-SAHR zhah uh-muh-NYAHN.
I can start tomorrow.
THEY SAY
Combinado.Kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
2
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too 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
Quando
KWAHN-doo
adverb
when
é
eh
verb
is
pode
pod
verb
can
começar
koo-mih-SAHR
verb
to start
Posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
já
zhah
adverb
already
4 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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