Career event networking: Following Up After the Event
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Key Phrases
Foi um prazer
It was a pleasure
Eu gostaria de saber
I would like to know
Onde gostaria de se encontrar?
Where would you like to meet?
Skills You'll Learn
Initiating a meeting
Iniciando uma reunião
Discussing availability
Discutindo disponibilidade
Expressing appreciation
Expressando apreciação
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you recently attended a career event where you met someone from a company you are interested in. You had a brief conversation there and now, through a follow-up, you are arranging to meet for coffee to discuss more about their company and work. The dialogue involves you confirming the meetup details.
Olá, foi um prazer conhecê-lo no evento de carreira.
Hello, it was a pleasure to meet you at the career event.
Olá, Emily . Também gostei muito de te conhecer.
Hello, Emily. I also really enjoyed meeting you.
Eu gostaria de saber mais sobre sua empresa e o trabalho que você faz.
I would like to know more about your company and the work you do.
Claro! Vamos marcar um café para conversar com mais calma?
Of course! Shall we schedule a coffee to chat more leisurely?
Seria ótimo! Quando estaria disponível?
That would be great! When would you be available?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá
Oh-lah
Hello
💬 In Portugal, the final vowel in [Olá] is clear, but many unstressed vowels in other words get much weaker than learners expect. The stress here is on [lá], so say [(oh-LAH)], not a flat [(OH-la)].
See breakdown →Foi
Foy
It was
💬 [Foi] is the past of [ser] here: [Foi um prazer] = [It was a pleasure]. You'll also see the same [foi] from [ir] in phrases like [foi ao evento] = [went to the event], so the rest of the sentence tells you which one it is.
See breakdown →Um prazer
oom prah-zer
A pleasure
Foi um prazer
foy oom prah-zer
It was a pleasure
Conhecê-lo
Cohn-yeh-seh-loh
To meet you
💬 The ending [‑lo] means [him/you] attached to the verb, so [conhecê-lo] is literally [to meet you] in a formal male [you]. For a woman, it's [conhecê-la].
🇵🇹 This is polished, fairly formal wording you might use in a follow-up message after meeting someone professionally. In casual speech at the event itself, people often just say [prazer em conhecê-lo/a] or [prazer].
See breakdown →Evento
Eh-vehn-toh
Event
De carreira
Deh kah-ray-rah Kah-ree-rah
Of career
Evento de carreira
eh-ven-too jee kah-ray-rah
Career event
Também
Tahm-bayn
Also
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