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How to Say ‘May I ask about vacation?’ in Portuguese

Posso perguntar sobre as férias?

POH-soo per-goon-TAR SOH-bruh azh FEH-ree-ash

[POH-soo per-goon-TAR SOH-bruh azh FEH-ree-ash]

Phrase Breakdown

Posso perguntar

POH-soo per-goon-TAR

May I ask

A polite way to open a question. 'Posso' is 'I can / may'. In European Portuguese the final 'r' of 'perguntar' is soft.

Example

Posso perguntar uma coisa?

May I ask something?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[POH-soo]

can I

First person of 'poder'; used to ask permission.

Example

Posso sentar-me aqui?

Can I sit here?

perguntar

[per-goon-TAR]

to ask

Verb meaning to ask a question.

Example

Quero perguntar uma coisa.

I want to ask something.

sobre as férias?

SOH-bruh azh FEH-ree-ash

about the holidays?

'Sobre' means 'about'. 'As férias' is always plural. Stress the 'fé' in férias.

Example

Falamos sobre as férias.

We talk about the holidays.

Words in this phrase

sobre

[SOH-bruh]

about

Preposition indicating the topic.

Example

Falamos sobre o salário.

We talked about the salary.

[azh]

the

Plural feminine definite article, used before feminine plural nouns.

Example

As pessoas parecem abertas a perguntas no evento.

The people seem open to questions at the event.

férias

[FEH-ree-ash]

holidays / vacation

Plural noun for time off work.

Example

Vou de férias em agosto.

I'm going on holiday in August.

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