Portuguese at a Coworking Space: Ask About Desks and Rooms — Practice

Ask about a day pass and workspace

Espaço de coworking means coworking space, and diária can refer to a daily pass or daily rate. Ask whether a desk is available and what the day pass includes.

Rates, amenities, and booking rules vary. Confirm the current details with the space before arriving.

Ask about a meeting room or call area

Ask whether a meeting room needs to be reserved and whether there is a quiet place for a call. Use sala de reunião for meeting room and cabine for a booth or small cabin.

If the space has a policy for calls, ask where you should take them instead of assuming every room permits speaking.

Confirm practical amenities

Ask whether Wi-Fi, printing, coffee, or a monitor is available and whether each amenity has a separate cost. A short, direct question is easier for staff to answer.

For remote-work phrases and describing your schedule, continue with our guide to talking about working remotely in Portuguese.

Remember: Ask what the day pass includes, where you can take a call, and which amenities have an extra charge.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. Is a desk available for today?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tem mesa disponível para hoje?

2. How much is a day pass?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quanto custa a diária?

3. What is included?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   O que está incluído?

4. Do I need to book the meeting room?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Preciso reservar a sala de reunião?

5. Is there a quiet place to make a call?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tem um lugar silencioso para fazer uma chamada?

6. Can I use this booth for an hour?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Posso usar esta cabine por uma hora?

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Ask what the day pass includes, where you can take a call, and which amenities have an extra charge.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Portuguese at a Coworking Space: Ask About Desks and Rooms lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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