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How to Say ‘Can you show the appointment?’ in Portuguese

Pode mostrar a marcação?

POH-jee moosh-TRAR uh mar-kah-SOWNG

[POH-jee moosh-TRAR uh mar-kah-SOWNG]

💬 Usage Tip: Pode plus an action is the polite way to ask "can you...": Pode repetir? "Can you repeat?". The verb after it stays in its basic form.

Phrase Breakdown

Pode mostrar

POH-jee moosh-TRAR

Can you show

'Pode' plus an infinitive is a polite way to make a request. Say 'PÓ-d(e)', with a very weak final 'e', then 'mush-TRAR'.

Example

Pode mostrar o bilhete?

Can you show the ticket?

Words in this phrase

Pode

[POH-jee]

can

To be able to.

Example

Você pode me ajudar?

Can you help me?

mostrar

[moosh-TRAR]

to show

Verb meaning to let someone see something.

Example

Vou mostrar o documento.

I'm going to show the document.

a marcação?

uh mar-kah-SOWNG

the appointment?

'A' is the feminine article 'the', and it links smoothly to 'marcação'. Let your voice rise at the end, because this is a question.

Example

Onde está a marcação?

Where is the appointment (confirmation)?

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

marcação

[mar-kah-SOWNG]

appointment

A booked time slot at an office.

Example

A marcação é amanhã.

The appointment is tomorrow.

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The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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