Introduction
This article teaches 30 useful Brazilian Portuguese phrases for checking meeting agendas. Perfect for complete beginners who attend work meetings, virtual calls, or study groups in Brazil. Learn key vocabulary, polite questions, short replies, and simple dialogues to check, confirm, and clarify agendas confidently.
- Why these phrases matter
- Basic vocabulary for meetings
- 30 practical phrases for checking meeting agendas
- Short dialogues: checking the agenda
- How to ask politely and confirm details
- Common beginner mistakes and tips
- Practical context phrases for virtual meetings
- Simple follow-up phrases after the meeting
- Useful mini-dialogues: follow-up
- Pronunciation and simple practice tips
- Where you will use these phrases
- Conclusion
Why these phrases matter
When joining a meeting, clear communication about the agenda keeps everyone on track. Using simple Brazilian Portuguese phrases helps you appear professional and engaged, even as a beginner. These phrases let you ask for the agenda, confirm topics, request time estimates, and follow up after the meeting.
Basic vocabulary for meetings
reunião – meeting
pauta – agenda or agenda items
itens – items
assuntos – topics
horário – time
duração – duration
participantes – participants
apresentação – presentation
anotações – notes
ata – minutes (of a meeting)
30 practical phrases for checking meeting agendas
1. Qual é a pauta da reunião? – What is the meeting agenda?
2. Você pode enviar a pauta, por favor? – Can you send the agenda, please?
3. Podemos revisar a pauta antes de começar? – Can we review the agenda before we start?
4. Quantos itens há na pauta? – How many items are on the agenda?
5. Quanto tempo para cada item? – How much time for each item?
6. Qual é o primeiro assunto? – What is the first topic?
7. Há algum material para leitura prévia? – Is there any pre-reading material?
8. Quem apresenta o item dois? – Who presents item two?
9. Podemos adicionar um item à pauta? – Can we add an item to the agenda?
10. Esse item é prioritário? – Is this item a priority?
11. Onde está a versão mais recente da pauta? – Where is the latest version of the agenda?
12. A pauta já foi aprovada? – Has the agenda been approved?
13. Alguém tem comentários sobre a pauta? – Does anyone have comments about the agenda?
14. Podemos pular este item? – Can we skip this item?
15. Vamos deixar para a próxima reunião? – Shall we leave it for the next meeting?
16. Qual é a duração estimada da reunião? – What is the estimated duration of the meeting?
17. Preciso incluir esse ponto na ata? – Do I need to include this point in the minutes?
18. Quem está responsável por acompanhar esse item? – Who is responsible for following up on this item?
19. Podemos ter tempo para perguntas no final? – Can we have time for questions at the end?
20. Há uma ordem de prioridades na pauta? – Is there a priority order in the agenda?
21. A apresentação desse tópico é necessária? – Is a presentation for this topic necessary?
22. Onde estão as anotações das reuniões anteriores? – Where are the notes from previous meetings?
23. Quem vai enviar a ata depois da reunião? – Who will send the minutes after the meeting?
24. Podemos reduzir o tempo desse tópico? – Can we reduce the time for this topic?
25. Esse item precisa de decisão hoje? – Does this item need a decision today?
26. Existe um cronograma ligado a essa pauta? – Is there a timeline linked to this agenda?
27. Vou compartilhar minha tela para mostrar a pauta. – I’ll share my screen to show the agenda.
28. Alguém tem conflito de horário com a pauta? – Does anyone have a scheduling conflict with the agenda?
29. Podemos confirmar os próximos passos ao fim? – Can we confirm next steps at the end?
30. A pauta está disponível no chat? – Is the agenda available in the chat?
Short dialogues: checking the agenda
Example 1
Maria: Qual é a pauta da reunião?
João: Temos três itens: relatório, marketing e prazos.
Example 2
Lucas: Você pode enviar a pauta, por favor?
Ana: Já enviei no chat. Está no Google Drive.
Example 3
Rafaela: Quanto tempo para cada item?
Paulo: Dez minutos por item, com cinco minutos para perguntas.
How to ask politely and confirm details
Beginners should focus on simple polite structures when checking an agenda. Use por favor and obrigado/obrigada for politeness. If you are unsure of gendered words, match obrigado for men and obrigada for women when thanking.
Use these polite starters:
Você pode – Can you
Podemos – Can we
Gostaria de – I would like to
Polite examples
Você pode enviar a pauta, por favor? – Can you send the agenda, please?
Podemos revisar a pauta antes de começar? – Can we review the agenda before starting?
Gostaria de confirmar os próximos passos. – I would like to confirm the next steps.
Common beginner mistakes and tips
Mistake: confusing pauta with ata. Pauta is the agenda; ata is the meeting minutes or official record.
Tip: When asking about time, use duração or horário. For example, ask Qual é a duração estimada? instead of asking Quanto tempo tem? which is correct but less formal.
Mistake: forgetting por favor. Using polite language is common in Brazilian meetings and makes requests sound professional.
Tip: If you receive the agenda in chat, reply quickly with obrigado/obrigada and a short confirmation like Recebi a pauta, obrigado or Recebi a pauta, obrigada.
Practical context phrases for virtual meetings
Online meetings often require confirming where the agenda is stored and sharing screens. Use these simple phrases.
Vou compartilhar minha tela. – I’ll share my screen.
A pauta está no Google Drive. – The agenda is on Google Drive.
Enviei a pauta no chat. – I sent the agenda in the chat.
Simple follow-up phrases after the meeting
After the meeting, confirming the minutes and next steps is important. Use short, clear phrases.
Quem vai enviar a ata? – Who will send the minutes?
Quando recebemos as anotações? – When will we receive the notes?
Podemos confirmar os próximos passos por e-mail? – Can we confirm next steps by email?
Useful mini-dialogues: follow-up
Letícia: Quem vai enviar a ata?
Bruno: Eu envio até amanhã.
Camila: Quando recebemos as anotações?
Tiago: Até sexta, eu preparo e mando.
Pronunciation and simple practice tips
Focus on stress and vowel sounds. Brazilian Portuguese often pronounces vowels clearly. Practice these words slowly:
reunião – reh-oo-nee-AH-oong (stress on ão sound)
pauta – POW-tah
duração – doo-rah-SOWN
Tip: Listen to short meeting recordings in Brazilian Portuguese or use your phone to record yourself asking for the agenda and replay to check pronunciation.
Where you will use these phrases
These phrases are useful in office meetings, remote work calls, class group meetings, volunteer committees, and service coordination meetings. Beginners can use them for quick clarification, polite requests, and confirming responsibilities.
Conclusion
These 30 Brazilian Portuguese phrases give beginners practical tools to check and manage meeting agendas. Use the vocabulary, polite forms, and example dialogues to feel confident in meetings. Practice pronunciation and short replies, and soon asking about the pauta will feel natural.
