Career event networking: Exploring Career Opportunities
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Key Phrases
É a minha primeira vez neste evento.
It's my first time at this event.
Estou a explorar novas oportunidades de carreira.
I'm exploring new career opportunities.
Vamos falar com aquele expositor?
Shall we talk to that exhibitor?
Skills You'll Learn
Introducing yourself and saying it is your first time somewhere.
Apresentar-se e dizer que é a sua primeira vez num evento ou lugar.
Talking about career interests and professional goals.
Falar sobre interesses de carreira e objetivos profissionais.
Networking politely and suggesting speaking to someone at an event.
Fazer networking com educação e sugerir falar com alguém num evento.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re at a professional networking event in Portugal for the first time, meeting a friendly regular who helps you feel comfortable as you talk about career interests, companies, and the job market.
Olá, é a minha primeira vez neste evento.
Hello, it's my first time at this event.
Bem-vindo, Emily . Eu venho quase todos os anos.
Welcome, Emily. I come almost every year.
Estou a explorar novas oportunidades de carreira.
I'm exploring new career opportunities.
Que área te interessa mais neste momento?
Which area interests you most at the moment?
Gosto de gestão de projetos e tecnologia.
I like project management and technology.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá.
oh-LAH
Hello.
É
EH
It is
💬 [É] is often pronounced very short in European Portuguese, almost like a quick unstressed sound before the next word. In [É a minha...], the [a] is the article [the], not the verb [has].
See breakdown →A minha primeira vez
ah MEE-nyah pree-MAY-rah vehz
My first time
Neste evento
NESH-tuh ee-VEHN-too
At this event
💬 [Neste] is [em] + [este], so Portuguese often packs preposition + demonstrative into one word. The same pattern gives [nesta], [neste], [nessa], [naquele].
See breakdown →É a minha primeira vez neste evento.
EH ah MEE-nyah pree-MAY-rah vehz NESH-tuh ee-VEHN-too
It's my first time at this event.
💬 [neste] is the combined form of [em] + [este], a very common Portuguese pattern. You'll see the same kind of contraction in [no evento] = [em] + [o evento].
See breakdown →Bem-vindo
bayng-VEEN-doo
Welcome
💬 [Bem-vindo] changes with the person: to a man, [bem-vindo]; to a woman, [bem-vinda]. For a group, you'd hear [bem-vindos] or [bem-vindas].
See breakdown →Bem-vindo, Emily Smith .
bayng-VEEN-doo
Welcome, Emily Smith.
💬 [Bem-vindo] agrees with who you're welcoming, so the ending changes: [bem-vinda] for a woman, [bem-vindos] for a group. It's one of those phrases where the speaker stays the same but the word changes for the listener.
See breakdown →Venho
VEHN-yoo
I come
Quase todos os anos
KWAH-zuh TOH-doosh oosh AH-noosh
Almost every year
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