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How to Say ‘Do you want me to talk to the client?’ in Portuguese

Queres que eu fale com o cliente?

KEH-resh kuh eh-ooh FAH-leh kohng oo klee-EN-tsh

[KEH-resh kuh eh-ooh FAH-leh kohng oo klee-EN-tsh]

Phrase Breakdown

Queres que eu fale

KEH-resh kuh eh-ooh FAH-leh

Do you want me to talk

'Querer que' + subjunctive = want someone to do something. 'Queres' sounds like 'KÉ-rsh'.

Example

Queres que eu ajude?

Do you want me to help?

Words in this phrase

Queres

[KEH-resh]

do you want

Present tense (tu form) of 'querer', to want; used informally to suggest things.

Example

Queres um café?

Do you want a coffee?

que

[kuh]

that

Often used in expressions like claro que sim to reinforce the statement.

Example

Acho que podemos colaborar bem.

I think that we can collaborate well.

[eh-ooh]

Pronoun referring to oneself.

Example

Eu estou aqui.

I am here.

fale

[FAH-leh]

speak

Subjunctive of falar, used after 'querer que'.

Example

Queres que eu fale mais devagar?

Do you want me to speak more slowly?

com o cliente?

kohng oo klee-EN-tsh

with the client?

Keep the article with the noun. Use rising intonation for the question.

Example

Falaste com o cliente?

Did you talk with the client?

Words in this phrase

com

[kohng]

with

Preposition used to connect an idea to a quality, person, or thing.

Example

Com experiência internacional, o candidato destaca-se mais.

With international experience, the candidate stands out more.

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

cliente

[klee-EN-tsh]

client

Customer of a business.

Example

Vou ligar ao cliente.

I'll call the client.

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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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