How to Say ‘Does your company have openings in IT?’ in Portuguese
A vossa empresa tem vagas na área de informática?
ah VOSH-suh ehm-PREH-zah tayng VAH-gush nuh AH-ray-ah duh een-for-MAH-tee-kuh
[ah VOSH-suh ehm-PREH-zah tayng VAH-gush nuh AH-ray-ah duh een-for-MAH-tee-kuh]
Phrase Breakdown
A vossa empresa
ah VOSH-suh ehm-PREH-zah
Your company
'Vossa' is 'your' when you address a group or an organisation. Say it 'VO-sa' and 'em-PRE-za', with the 's' in 'empresa' sounding like 'z'.
A vossa empresa é grande.
Your company is big.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
the (feminine singular)
Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.
A estação é ali à direita.
The station is right there on the right.
vossa
[VOSH-suh]
your (plural, informal/formal in Portugal)
A possessive meaning 'your' when speaking to more than one person in European Portuguese.
Em Portugal, À vossa espera soa natural quando se fala com um grupo.
In Portugal, 'Awaiting you' sounds natural when speaking to a group.
empresa
[ehm-PREH-zah]
company
A business or organisation.
Da empresa, conheço a missão e os objetivos.
About the company, I know the mission and the goals.
tem vagas
tayng VAH-gush
has vacancies
'Tem' has a nasal ending, close to 'tãi'. 'Vagas' means job openings. In Portugal the final 's' sounds like 'sh': 'VA-gash'.
O hotel tem vagas.
The hotel has vacancies.
Words in this phrase
tem
[tayng]
you have / has
Form of ter used to point out a quality someone has.
Tem começa “Tem uma ótima voz.”
You have begins “You have a great voice.”
vagas
[VAH-gush]
vacancies, openings
Plural of 'vaga', an open job position.
Há vagas para engenheiros.
There are openings for engineers.
na área de informática?
nuh AH-ray-ah duh een-for-MAH-tee-kuh
in the IT field?
'Na' is 'em' + 'a' (in the). Stress 'Á-rea' and 'in-for-MÁ-ti-ca'. The 'de' is very short, almost 'd'.
Trabalho na área de informática.
I work in the IT field.
Words in this phrase
na
[nuh]
in the / on the
Contraction of em + a, used before feminine singular nouns like semana.
Na próxima reunião, posso apresentar a proposta.
At the next meeting, I can present the proposal.
área
[AH-ray-ah]
area / field
Used for a sector, specialty, or professional field.
A área de tecnologia atrai muitos candidatos.
The technology field attracts many candidates.
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
informática
[een-for-MAH-tee-kuh]
IT, computing
The field of computers and information technology.
Estudo informática na universidade.
I study computing at university.
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