Reschedule a Hair Appointment in Brazilian Portuguese — Practice

Identify the appointment you need to change

To reschedule, say remarcar o horário. Begin with your name and the original day or time so the salon can find the booking. If you are messaging on WhatsApp, a short apology and direct request sound natural.

Offer a new time or ask what is available

A disponibilidade is availability. Give one or two alternatives if you can, or ask which times are open. For a service such as a cut or color, repeat the service when confirming if the appointment length matters.

Confirm the new booking clearly

Once the salon offers a time, repeat the day, time, and service. This small confirmation catches misunderstandings between sexta (Friday) and sábado (Saturday), or between morning and afternoon.

Remember: Name the old booking, propose a realistic alternative, and repeat the agreed service and time.

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. Hi, I’m Jamie. I need to reschedule my appointment for Friday at three.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Oi, sou a Jamie. Preciso remarcar meu horário de sexta às três.

2. Sorry for the short notice. Something unexpected came up.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Desculpa avisar em cima da hora. Surgiu um imprevisto.

3. Would you have an opening on Monday morning?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você teria um horário na segunda de manhã?

4. Could Tuesday after four work?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Pode ser na terça depois das quatro?

5. So it’s Tuesday at four thirty for a cut and color. Is that right?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Então ficou para terça, às quatro e meia, para cortar e pintar. Certo?

6. Perfect, thank you. See you Tuesday!

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Perfeito, obrigada. Até terça!

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.

Name the old booking, propose a realistic alternative, and repeat the agreed service and time.

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 Reschedule a Hair Appointment in Brazilian Portuguese 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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