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Portuguese Phrase

Você pode mandar um e‑mail para a equipe.

/voˈse ˈpɔ.dʒi mɐ̃ˈdaʁ ũ ˈi.mej pa.ɾa a eˈkipi/
Meaning"Can you send an email to the team?"
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Meaning

A polite request meaning ‘Can you send an email to the team?’ It asks the listener to perform a specific action while keeping the tone courteous.

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When to use

Use this sentence in workplace conversations, either in person or in chat, when you need a colleague to forward information, a report, or any document to the whole team. It works well in informal‑to‑semi‑formal settings.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Vocêpodemandarume‑mailparaaequipe.

1

Você

Second‑person singular pronoun, informal but widely used in Brazil.

2

pode

Present indicative of the modal verb poder; expresses ability or permission.

3

mandar

Verb meaning ‘to send’; in business contexts ‘enviar’ is a slightly more formal alternative.

4

um e‑mail

Indefinite article + borrowed noun; the hyphen reflects the common orthography for the English loanword.

5

para

Preposition meaning ‘to/for’, used to indicate the recipient of an action.

6

a equipe

Definite article + collective noun; ‘team’ in a professional setting.

🗨In Conversation

A

Você pode mandar um e‑mail para a equipe com o relatório de vendas?

Can you send an email to the team with the sales report?

Claro, já envio agora mesmo.

Sure, I’ll send it right away.

B

✕Common Mistakes

  • Você pode mandar um email para a equipe.

    The loanword should be written with a hyphen (e‑mail) and the accent on ‘e‑mail’ is optional but recommended in Brazil.

  • Você pode mandar um e‑mail para equipe.

    The definite article ‘a’ is required before ‘equipe’ when referring to a specific team.

  • Você pode mandar um e‑mail para a equipe

    When phrasing a request, adding a question mark or a polite particle (por favor) makes the tone clearer.

↔Alternatives

  • Você poderia enviar um e‑mail para a equipe?

    Could you email the team?

  • Pode mandar um e‑mail para a equipe, por favor?

    Could you send an email to the team, please?

  • Envie um e‑mail para a equipe, por gentileza.

    Send an email to the team, please.

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Cultural Tip

In Brazil, ‘você’ is the default second‑person pronoun in most professional environments, but in very formal contexts you might hear ‘o senhor’/‘a senhora’. Also, while ‘mandar’ is perfectly understood, ‘enviar’ sounds a bit more formal and is preferred in written business communication.