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How to Say ‘A company dinner’ in Portuguese

Um jantar de empresa

oong zhan-TAR duh ehm-PREH-zah

[oong zhan-TAR duh ehm-PREH-zah]

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Phrase Breakdown

Um jantar

oong zhan-TAR

A dinner

'Um' is nasal, like 'ũ'. 'Jantar' starts with a soft 'zh' sound and is stressed on 'TAR'.

Example

Vamos a um jantar.

We're going to a dinner.

Words in this phrase

[oong]

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

jantar

[zhan-TAR]

dinner

Noun for the evening meal; also a verb meaning 'to have dinner'.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

de empresa

duh ehm-PREH-zah

company / work (dinner)

'De empresa' means 'company' or 'corporate'. 'De' blends into 'empresa': 'dem-PRE-za'.

Example

Um carro de empresa.

A company car.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

empresa

[ehm-PREH-zah]

company

A business or organisation.

Example

Da empresa, conheço a missão e os objetivos.

About the company, I know the mission and the goals.

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