Portuguese Phrase
O que vai rolar de atividades?
Meaning
Literally, “What will roll of activities?” – an informal way to ask what activities are planned or will take place. It’s a friendly, colloquial question often heard among friends, classmates, or coworkers when they want to know the agenda for an upcoming event.
When to use
Use this phrase in casual settings – a group chat before a party, a team meeting at work, a school club gathering, or any situation where you want to check the schedule of planned activities without sounding formal.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Oquevairolardeatividades?
O que (interrogative)
The phrase "O que" functions as the question word "what" and introduces a noun clause.
Vai + infinitive (future periphrastic)
"Vai" is the third‑person singular of "ir" used with an infinitive to express a near future action.
Rolar (colloquial verb)
In informal Brazilian Portuguese, "rolar" means "to happen, to take place" and is often used for events or activities.
de + noun (prepositional complement)
The preposition "de" links the verb "rolar" to the noun phrase, indicating the type of thing that will happen.
atividades (plural noun)
"Atividades" is a plural noun meaning "activities"; it can refer to any planned actions, tasks, or events.
🗨In Conversation
Oi, gente! O que vai rolar de atividades amanhã?
Hey everyone! What’s going to happen tomorrow?
Tem oficina de fotografia, um bate‑papo com o professor e depois um happy hour.
There’s a photography workshop, a chat with the teacher, and then a happy hour.
✕Common Mistakes
O que vai ocorrer de atividades?
Do not replace "rolar" with the formal "ocorrer" in this informal phrase; it changes the tone.
O que vai rolar atividades?
The preposition "de" is required; omitting it makes the sentence sound incomplete.
O que vão rolar de atividades?
Using "vai" with a third‑person plural subject is incorrect; keep the singular form because the subject is implicit (the event).
↔Alternatives
Quais atividades vão acontecer?
Which activities will happen?
O que está programado para hoje?
What’s scheduled for today?
Que atividades estão previstas?
What activities are planned?
Cultural Tip
The verb "rolar" in this context is slang popular among Brazilian youth and in informal speech. It’s perfectly fine in casual conversation, but avoid it in formal emails, academic writing, or when speaking with people you don’t know well, where a more standard verb like "ocorrer" or " acontecer" would be preferred.