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How to Say ‘What's the goal of the presentation?’ in Portuguese

Qual é o objetivo da apresentação?

kwahl eh oo ob-zheh-TEE-voo dah uh-pre-zen-tuh-SOWN

[kwahl eh oo ob-zheh-TEE-voo dah uh-pre-zen-tuh-SOWN]

Phrase Breakdown

Qual é o objetivo

kwahl eh oo ob-zheh-TEE-voo

What is the goal

This is the core of the question. Link the words: 'kwah-LEH oo-bzheh-TEE-voo'.

Example

Qual é o objetivo da reunião?

What is the goal of the meeting?

Words in this phrase

Qual

[kwahl]

what / which

Question word; used before 'é' to ask 'what is' about a specific property.

Example

Qual é o teu nome?

What is your name?

[eh]

Form of the verb 'ser' used to identify or state something.

Example

É meu interesse conhecer melhor a empresa.

It is my interest to get to know the company better.

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

objetivo

[ob-zheh-TEE-voo]

goal, objective

Masculine noun for the aim or purpose of something.

Example

O objetivo é simples.

The goal is simple.

da apresentação?

dah uh-pre-zen-tuh-SOWN

of the presentation?

'Da' is 'de' + 'a', meaning 'of the'. The ending '-ção' is nasal: 'uh-preh-zen-tuh-SÃO'.

Example

Gostei da apresentação.

I liked the presentation.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

apresentação

[uh-pre-zen-tuh-SOWN]

presentation

A talk or demonstration given to an audience.

Example

A apresentação durou vinte minutos.

The presentation lasted twenty minutes.

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