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In Course: Brazilian Portuguese A2

Phone Calls and Taking Messages

Learn essential spoken Brazilian Portuguese phrases for answering phone calls, requesting colleagues, taking and leaving messages, and managing poor phone reception.

A close-up, dramatic photograph of a young Brazilian woman in a vibrant, sun-drenched street market in Rio de Janeiro, holding a smartphone to her ear. She has a look of intense concentration and slight frustration, struggling to hear over the lively background noise, her hand slightly cupped to her ear, symbolizing a challenging phone connection. The scene is rich with color and authentic Brazilian atmosphere, captured in a 3:2 landscape.
en-GB → pt-BR

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60 Cards
Lesson#1
Handling phone calls in Portuguese requires a specific set of conversational frames. From greeting the caller and identifying yourself to leaving messages and dealing with a patchy connection, having these everyday formulas ready will make phone conversations much smoother.
Lesson#2
When picking up the phone in Brazil, the standard informal greeting is 'alô'. In a business setting or when answering an office landline, people typically say 'pronto'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'Hello?' on the phone in Portuguese?

Alô?

Quiz#4
Answering a business call, how do you say 'Hello?' in Portuguese?

Pronto?

Lesson#5
To ask who is on the line, you can ask 'Quem está falando?' or 'Com quem eu falo?'. Both are standard ways to ask who is speaking.
Quiz#6
Translate into Portuguese: 'Who is speaking?'

Quem está falando?

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