Tell a Client About a Project Delay in Portuguese — Practice

State the delay directly and early

Atraso means delay, and nova previsão is a revised estimate. Tell the client as soon as you know the original date is at risk. Keep the first sentence clear rather than burying the update in a long explanation.

If you know the reason and it is relevant, explain it briefly. Focus on the work and next step rather than blaming another person.

Give a realistic next date and milestone

Use até + date to give a completion estimate: Envio a versão revisada até quinta-feira. If the date is not certain, say that you will confirm it by a specific time instead of inventing a promise.

Name what the client can expect at the next milestone, such as a draft, a review link, or a status update.

Ask whether the revised plan works

After sharing the new plan, ask whether the date still meets the client's needs. If it does not, discuss which deliverable matters most and what can be moved.

Summarize the revised plan in writing so the updated date is easy to find later.

Remember: Tell the client early, give a realistic next date, and check whether the revised plan still meets their priority.

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. I want to let you know that delivery will be delayed by two days.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quero avisar que a entrega vai atrasar dois dias.

2. I'm waiting for approval of the previous stage.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Estou esperando a aprovação da etapa anterior.

3. Can I send the first version by Wednesday?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Posso enviar a primeira versão até quarta-feira?

4. I'll confirm the new date by three in the afternoon.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Confirmo a nova data até as três da tarde.

5. Does this new date work for you?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Essa nova data funciona para vocês?

6. If the presentation is the priority, I can move that stage forward.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Se a apresentação for prioridade, posso adiantar essa etapa.

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.

Tell the client early, give a realistic next date, and check whether the revised plan still meets their priority.

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 Tell a Client About a Project Delay in 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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