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How to Say ‘You can work from home’ in Portuguese

Pode trabalhar de casa

POH-jee tra-ba-LYAR dee KAH-zuh

[POH-jee tra-ba-LYAR dee KAH-zuh]

💬 Usage Tip: There's no word for "you" here. pode alone already means formal "you can". It's the same form as "he/she can", so context tells you who is meant.

Phrase Breakdown

Pode trabalhar

POH-jee tra-ba-LYAR

You can work

'Pode' is the formal 'you can'. The final 'e' is almost silent: 'pód'.

Example

Pode trabalhar amanhã?

Can you work tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

Pode

[POH-jee]

can

To be able to.

Example

Você pode me ajudar?

Can you help me?

trabalhar

[tra-ba-LYAR]

to work

Infinitive verb meaning to work.

Example

Gosto de trabalhar cedo.

I like to work early.

de casa

dee KAH-zuh

from home

The 'e' in 'de' is very short, close to 'd'casa'.

Example

Estou a ligar de casa.

I'm calling from home.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

from

Indicates a point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.

Example

Ele veio de longe.

He came from afar.

casa

[KAH-zuh]

home / house

Noun; 'de casa' means from home.

Example

Estou em casa.

I'm at home.

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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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