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Run club · Português

Run club in Portuguese: 10 phrases for tonight

Run clubs meet at a fixed spot, split into pace groups and often end with coffee or a drink. Saying your pace and that it is your first time is all the introduction you need.

Register: Informal (friendly). "Tu" everywhere. "Corrida" is running; "grupo de corrida" or "run club" both work. "Passo" or "ritmo" is the pace.

How to read the sounds: European Portuguese swallows unstressed vowels, so syllables sound shorter than they look. (n) = nasal vowel, don't sound the n. sh = the 'sh' of 'ship' for final s and x. Stress is in CAPITALS.

10 phrases, door to goodbye

  1. 01 · Arriving
    Olá! É aqui o grupo de corrida?
    Say it like: oh-LAH! eh ah-KEE oo GROO-poo duh koo-REE-dah
    Hi! Is this the running group?
  2. 02 · Saying you're new
    É a minha primeira vez e não conheço ninguém.
    Say it like: eh ah MEE-nyah pree-MAY-rah vaysh ee now(n) koo-NYEH-soo neen-GAYN
    It's my first time and I don't know anyone.
  3. 03 · Asking how it works
    A que ritmo vamos hoje? Quantos quilómetros?
    Say it like: ah kuh REET-moo VAH-moosh OH-zhuh? KWAHN-toosh kee-LOH-meh-troosh
    What pace are we going at today? How many kilometres?
  4. 04 · Small talk
    Correm todas as semanas?
    Say it like: KOH-rrayn TOH-dahz ahz suh-MAH-nahsh
    Do you run every week?
  5. 05 · Small talk
    Está um dia ótimo para correr!
    Say it like: ish-TAH oom DEE-ah OH-tee-moo PAH-ruh koo-RREHR
    It's a great day for running!
  6. 06 · Small talk
    Onde costumam correr?
    Say it like: OHN-duh koosh-TOO-mow(n) koo-RREHR
    Where do you usually run?
  7. 07 · Going slowly
    Corro devagar. Posso ir atrás, no fim do grupo?
    Say it like: KOH-rroo duh-vah-GAR. POH-soo eer ah-TRAHSH, noo feem doo GROO-poo
    I run slowly. Can I stay at the back of the group?
  8. 08 · Waiting for others
    Esperamos pelos últimos ou cada um vai ao seu ritmo?
    Say it like: ish-puh-RAH-moosh PAY-loosh OOL-tee-moosh oh KAH-dah oom vy ow say REET-moo
    Do we wait for the last ones, or does everyone go at their own pace?
  9. 09 · Drinks after
    Vamos tomar alguma coisa depois da corrida?
    Say it like: VAH-moosh too-MAR ahl-GOO-mah KOY-zah duh-POYSH dah koo-RREE-dah
    Shall we have a drink after the run?
  10. 10 · Leaving & keeping in touch
    Foi ótimo! Até à próxima semana?
    Say it like: foy OH-tee-moo! ah-TEH ah PROH-see-mah suh-MAH-nah
    That was great! Until next week?

3 things you will probably hear

  1. H1 · You may hear
    Hoje vamos devagar, todos os níveis.
    Say it like: OH-zhuh VAH-moosh duh-vah-GAR, TOH-dooz oosh NEE-veyzh
    Today we're going easy, all levels.
  2. H2 · You may hear
    Esperamos todos no semáforo.
    Say it like: ish-puh-RAH-moosh TOH-doosh noo suh-MAH-foo-roo
    We all wait at the traffic light.
  3. H3 · You may hear
    Há água na mochila.
    Say it like: ah AH-gwah nah moo-SHEE-lah
    There's water in the backpack.

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Quick answers

What do I say when I arrive alone at a run club in Portuguese?

Start with: "Olá! É aqui o grupo de corrida?" (Hi! Is this the running group?). Then say you are new: "É a minha primeira vez e não conheço ninguém." (It's my first time and I don't know anyone.)

Should I use informal or formal Portuguese at a run club?

"Tu" everywhere. "Corrida" is running; "grupo de corrida" or "run club" both work. "Passo" or "ritmo" is the pace.

How do I ask to meet again after a run club in Portuguese?

Try: "Foi ótimo! Até à próxima semana?" (That was great! Until next week?)

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How it works

  1. Pick the evening and the language people will speak.
  2. Read the ten phrases in order: they follow the evening from the door to goodbye. Tap the speaker to hear each one in your device's voice.
  3. Print the card or keep it open on your phone. Native-speaker review is still pending; a "check" mark flags a phrase we are least sure of.
  4. Find the event on Come Alone, open it in Meet & Mint to see who else is going, and say the first phrase for real.

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