Portuguese Phrase
Vou às reuniões do time.
Meaning
Literally, “I go to the team’s meetings.” It indicates that the speaker regularly attends or plans to attend the scheduled gatherings of their work or sports team.
When to use
Use this sentence when you want to tell a colleague, manager, or friend that you’ll be present at the team’s regular meetings, whether you’re confirming attendance or explaining your schedule.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vouàsreuniõesdotime
Ir (vou)
‘Vou’ is the first‑person singular present of the verb *ir* (to go). It is used to express a future intention or movement.
Contraction ‘às’
‘às’ is the contraction of the preposition *a* (to) + the feminine plural article *as*. It is required before a feminine plural noun.
Plural noun ‘reuniões’
‘Reuniões’ is the plural of *reunião* (meeting). The tilde on the ‘ã’ indicates a nasal vowel.
Contraction ‘do’
‘do’ = *de* (of) + *o* (masculine singular article). It links the noun *time* (team) to the preceding noun.
Masculine noun ‘time’
‘Time’ is a masculine noun borrowed from English, meaning ‘team’. It takes the masculine article *o*.
🗨In Conversation
Você vai à reunião de hoje?
Are you going to today’s meeting?
Vou às reuniões do time.
I go to the team’s meetings.
✕Common Mistakes
Vou a reuniões do time.
Learners often forget the contraction and write *a* instead of *às*.
Vou à reunião do time.
Using the singular *reunião* changes the meaning to a single meeting.
Vou às reuniões da time.
If you mistakenly use *da* (feminine) with *time*, the gender agreement is wrong.
↔Alternatives
Vou às reuniões da equipe.
I go to the team's meetings.
Eu participo das reuniões do time.
I participate in the team's meetings.
Eu vou às reuniões da equipe.
I go to the team's meetings.
Cultural Tip
In Brazilian Portuguese, ‘time’ (pronounced /ˈtʃi.mi/) is the most common word for ‘team’, especially in sports and corporate contexts. In Portugal, you might hear *equipa* more often. Remember to use the contraction ‘às’ before feminine plural nouns; omitting it sounds ungrammatical.