Negotiating salary: Discussing benefits like vacation days or remote work
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Key Phrases
Posso perguntar sobre as férias?
May I ask about vacation?
Tem vinte e dois dias úteis por ano.
You get twenty-two working days a year.
Pode trabalhar de casa dois dias por semana.
You can work from home two days a week.
Skills You'll Learn
Asking about vacation policies and working days in the office
Perguntar sobre políticas de férias e dias de trabalho no escritório
Discussing remote work conditions politely
Discutir condições de teletrabalho de forma educada
Using courteous expressions to conclude a professional conversation
Usar expressões de cortesia para concluir uma conversa profissional
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're at a new job in Lisbon, meeting with your manager. You want to ask about vacation days and working from home.
Bom dia. Faça favor, sente-se.
Good morning. Please, have a seat.
Bom dia, obrigado. Posso perguntar sobre as férias?
Good morning, thank you. May I ask about vacation?
Claro. Tem vinte e dois dias úteis por ano.
Of course. You get twenty-two working days a year.
E é possível ter mais alguns dias?
And is it possible to have a few more days?
Sim, depois de um ano tem mais três dias.
Yes, after one year you get three more days.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Faça favor
FAH-sa fa-VOR
Please
💬 Faça favor literally means "do (me the) favour". It works as a polite "please" or "go ahead" with someone you address formally.
See breakdown →Sente-se
SEN-teh-seh
Sit down
💬 In Portugal the little -se goes after the verb with a hyphen. Same pattern: Levante-se "Stand up".
See breakdown →Faça favor, sente-se.
FAH-sa fa-VOR SEN-teh-seh
Please, have a seat.
🇵🇹 In Portugal, faça favor is the everyday polite way to invite someone in or to sit. An interviewer will likely open with it, and it sets a courteous, formal tone.
See breakdown →Posso perguntar?
POH-soo per-goon-TAR
May I ask?
As férias
azh FEH-ree-ash
The vacation
💬 férias is always plural, even for a single holiday. Same with as minhas férias "my holiday".
See breakdown →Posso perguntar sobre as férias?
POH-soo per-goon-TAR SOH-bruh azh FEH-ree-ash
May I ask about vacation?
Claro
KLAH-roo
Of course
Dias úteis
DEE-ahsh OO-tay-ish
Working days
💬 úteis on its own means "useful", the plural of útil. Paired with dias, it means days that count as working days, so weekends and public holidays don't count.
See breakdown →Tem vinte e dois dias úteis
tayng VEENT ee DOYSH DEE-ahsh OO-tay-ish
You have twenty-two working days
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