Basic time: Scheduling a time for the appointment
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Key Phrases
Precisamos de marcar a consulta.
We need to schedule the appointment.
Pode ser às duas da tarde?
Can it be at two in the afternoon?
Às quatro e meia parece melhor.
Four-thirty sounds better.
Skills You'll Learn
How to schedule an appointment in a polite way.
Como marcar uma consulta de forma educada.
How to suggest and negotiate different times.
Como sugerir e negociar horários diferentes.
How to say a time is too early or too late for you.
Como dizer que uma hora é muito cedo ou muito tarde para si.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a clinic or office in Portugal to arrange an appointment, discussing different times until you find one that suits you.
Olá! Precisamos de marcar a consulta.
Hello! We need to schedule the appointment.
Claro. Pode ser às duas da tarde?
Of course. Can it be at two in the afternoon?
Às duas é um pouco cedo para mim.
Two o'clock is a little early for me.
Então, pode ser às quatro e meia?
Then, can it be at half past four?
Às quatro e meia parece melhor.
Four-thirty sounds better.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá!
oh-LAH
Hello!
Precisamos de marcar
preh-see-ZAH-moosh dih mar-KAR
We need to schedule
💬 With [precisar], Portuguese often uses [de] before another verb: [precisamos de marcar]. You'll also hear the same pattern in [preciso de sair] and [precisam de falar].
See breakdown →Precisamos de marcar a consulta.
preh-see-ZAH-moosh dih mar-KAR ah kohn-SOOL-tah
We need to schedule the appointment.
💬 With [precisar], Portuguese often uses [de] before another verb: [precisamos de marcar]. You'll also hear the same pattern in [preciso de sair] and [precisam de falar].
See breakdown →Marcar
mar-KAR
To schedule
A consulta
ah kohn-SOOL-tah
The appointment
Claro.
KLAH-roo
Of course.
Pode ser
POH-dih sehr
Could it be
💬 [Pode ser?] is a very common way to suggest or check a time, place, or option — not just literally [can it be?]. You can reuse it with almost anything: [Pode ser amanhã?] or [Pode ser às cinco?].
See breakdown →Às duas da tarde
ash DOO-ash dah TAR-dih
At two in the afternoon
💬 For clock times, Portuguese uses [às] before the hour: [às duas], [às quatro e meia]. In [da tarde], [de] + [a] contracts to [da].
See breakdown →Pode ser às duas da tarde?
POH-dih sehr ash DOO-ash dah TAR-dih
Can it be at two in the afternoon?
💬 For clock times, Portuguese uses [às] before the hour: [às duas], [às quatro e meia]. In [da tarde], [de] + [a] contracts to [da].
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