How to Say ‘Can you give us an update?’ in Portuguese
Podes dar-nos um ponto de situação?
PAW-dsh DAR-noosh oong POHN-too duh see-twah-SOWN
[PAW-dsh DAR-noosh oong POHN-too duh see-twah-SOWN]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Podes is the informal "you", normal between colleagues in many Portuguese offices. With a senior manager or client you'd hear Pode dar-nos... instead.
Phrase Breakdown
Podes dar-nos
PAW-dsh DAR-noosh
Can you give us
Informal 'you' (tu) + 'dar' with the pronoun 'nos' attached by a hyphen.
Podes dar-nos uma ajuda?
Can you give us a hand?
Words in this phrase
Podes
[PAW-dsh]
can you
Informal 'you' form of poder (to be able).
Podes ajudar-me?
Can you help me?
dar-nos
[DAR-noosh]
give us
Verb dar (to give) with attached pronoun nos (us).
Podes dar-nos mais tempo?
Can you give us more time?
um ponto de situação?
oong POHN-too duh see-twah-SOWN
a status update?
Keep the article 'um' with the noun. Raise your voice at the end for a question.
Queres um ponto de situação?
Do you want a status update?
Words in this phrase
um
[oong]
a
An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.
In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.
ponto
[POHN-too]
point
A point or item; in 'ponto de situação' it means status update.
Esse é um bom ponto.
That's a good point.
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
situação
[see-twah-SOWN]
situation
State of things; with 'ponto de' forms a status update.
A situação está melhor.
The situation is better.
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