Portuguese Phrase
Vai ter uma sessão de perguntas e respostas?
Meaning
The sentence asks whether a question‑and‑answer session will take place. It’s a common way to confirm the schedule of an event, a class, a webinar, or any gathering where participants can ask questions and receive answers.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to verify the presence of a Q&A segment in a program, before a conference, during a meeting, or when replying to an invitation that mentions a possible Q&A.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vaiterumasessãodeperguntaserespostas?
Periphrastic Future (ir + infinitive)
In Portuguese, the verb 'ir' followed by an infinitive (vai ter) expresses a near future action, similar to 'will' in English.
Indefinite Article 'uma'
Use 'uma' before feminine singular nouns to indicate 'a' or 'an'. Here it modifies 'sessão'.
Preposition 'de' for possession/description
'de' links the type of session to its content: a session of questions and answers.
Compound noun 'perguntas e respostas'
The conjunction 'e' joins two nouns that together form the concept of a Q&A.
Question intonation
Even without a question word, the rising intonation (or the question mark) signals a yes/no question.
🗨In Conversation
Vai ter uma sessão de perguntas e respostas?
Will there be a Q&A session?
Sim, depois da palestra teremos 15 minutos para perguntas.
Yes, after the talk we’ll have 15 minutes for questions.
✕Common Mistakes
Tem uma sessão de perguntas e respostas?
Using 'tem' (present) changes the meaning to a statement of existence, not a future inquiry.
Vai ter uma sessão de pergunta e resposta?
Singular nouns break the idiomatic expression; the phrase is always plural.
Vai ter sessão de perguntas e respostas?
The indefinite article 'uma' is required before 'sessão' to sound natural.
↔Alternatives
Haverá uma sessão de perguntas e respostas?
Will there be a Q&A session?
Vai haver uma sessão de perguntas e respostas?
Will there be a Q&A session?
Terá uma sessão de perguntas e respostas?
Will there be a Q&A session?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, Q&A sessions (often called 'perguntas e respostas' or simply 'Q&A') are a staple of conferences, university lectures, and live webinars. In formal settings, you might hear 'Haverá uma sessão de perguntas e respostas', while in informal chats 'Vai ter?' is perfectly natural. Remember that using the periphrastic future (vai ter) conveys a sense of immediacy, which is common when the event is upcoming within the same day or week.