💼 Japanese Workplace Verbs Vocabulary Verbos do trabalho

10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Workplace Verbs scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

contratar /kõtɾaˈtaʁ/ B1
to hire, to contract · nasal [õ]; final r=[ʁ]
A empresa vai contratar dois desenvolvedores este mês.The company is going to hire two developers this month.
demitir /demiˈtʃiʁ/ B1
to fire, to dismiss · ti=[tʃi] (BR); pedir demissão = to quit
O chefe teve que demitir metade da equipe na crise.The boss had to fire half the team during the crisis.
assinar /asiˈnaʁ/ A2
to sign · also: to subscribe (assinar um streaming) · ss=[s]
Você precisa assinar o contrato antes de começar.You need to sign the contract before starting.
entregar /ẽtɾeˈgaʁ/ A2
to deliver, to hand in · also: to turn sb in (colloq.) · nasal [ẽ]
Preciso entregar o relatório até sexta-feira.I need to hand in the report by Friday.
negociar /negosiˈaʁ/ B1
to negotiate · ci=[si]; g=[g]
Vamos negociar o salário na próxima reunião.Let's negotiate the salary at the next meeting.
atender /atẽˈdeʁ/ A2
to answer (phone/door) · also: to serve (customers), to meet (needs) · nasal [ẽ]
Não consigo atender o telefone agora, estou em reunião.I can't answer the phone now, I'm in a meeting.
adiar /adʒiˈaʁ/ B1
to postpone, to put off · di=[dʒi] (BR)
Tivemos que adiar a reunião para quinta-feira.We had to postpone the meeting to Thursday.
cancelar /kɐ̃seˈlaʁ/ A2
to cancel · ce=[se]; nasal [ɐ̃]
Vou cancelar a consulta de amanhã, surgiu um imprevisto.I'm going to cancel tomorrow's appointment, something came up.
confirmar /kõfiʁˈmaʁ/ A2
to confirm · nasal [õ]; both r=[ʁ]
Pode confirmar sua presença na reunião até amanhã?Can you confirm your attendance at the meeting by tomorrow?
agendar /aʒẽˈdaʁ/ A2
to schedule, to book · ge=[ʒẽ]; agendar consulta = book an appointment (BR)
Quero agendar uma consulta com o dentista para sábado.I want to schedule an appointment with the dentist for Saturday.

FAQ

How many Brazilian Portuguese workplace verbs words are in this list?

10 words, including A2: 6, B1: 4. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.

Are these words CEFR-graded?

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