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How to Say ‘I'm going to work in marketing.’ in Portuguese

Vou trabalhar no marketing.

voh tra-ba-LYAR noo MAR-keh-teeng

[voh tra-ba-LYAR noo MAR-keh-teeng]

Phrase Breakdown

Vou trabalhar

voh tra-ba-LYAR

I'm going to work

'Vou' + infinitive expresses the near future. In European Portuguese the final 'r' in 'trabalhar' is light, and the first 'a' is reduced: 'trâ-ba-LHAR'.

Example

Vou trabalhar amanhã.

I'm going to work tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Vou

[voh]

I'm going to

'I' form of ir (to go), used for near future.

Example

Vou comer agora.

I'm going to eat now.

trabalhar

[tra-ba-LYAR]

to work

Infinitive verb meaning to work.

Example

Gosto de trabalhar cedo.

I like to work early.

no marketing.

noo MAR-keh-teeng

in marketing

'No' = 'em' + 'o' (in the). 'Marketing' is borrowed from English but said with Portuguese sounds: 'MAR-kê-tin'.

Example

Ela trabalha no marketing.

She works in marketing.

Words in this phrase

[noo]

in the; at the

Contraction of em + o, used to say in the or at the masculine singular noun.

Example

Escrevi «No» evento para indicar onde nos conhecemos.

I wrote “at the” event to indicate where we met.

marketing

[MAR-keh-teeng]

marketing

Borrowed English word for the department that promotes products.

Example

Ela trabalha em marketing.

She works in marketing.

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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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