Peço folga e confirmo a jornada e a carga horária.

Portuguese often drops the subject pronoun when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

• Peço = I ask / I request
• Confirmo = I confirm

Both forms are first person singular, so eu is understood automatically.

So:

• Eu peço folga e confirmo a jornada...
• Peço folga e confirmo a jornada...

both mean the same thing, but the second is more natural unless you want emphasis.

Because pedir is irregular in the first person singular of the present indicative.

• infinitive: pedir = to ask for, to request
• eu peço = I ask / I request
• você pede
• ele/ela pede

So peço is just the correct conjugated form.

Also, the ç makes an s sound, so peço sounds roughly like PESS-o.

In this context, folga usually means time off or a day off from work.

Very common workplace uses are:

• pedir folga = to ask for time off
• estar de folga = to be off work
• tirar uma folga = to take a day off

Depending on context, folga can refer to:

• one day off
• a break from work
• an off-duty period

In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, this is a very normal work-related word.

Because pedir folga is a very common expression, and in Portuguese the noun is often used without an article when speaking in a general sense.

So:

• Peço folga = I ask for time off
• Pedi folga = I asked for time off

If you say peço uma folga, it can sound like I’m asking for a day off / some time off, with a slightly more countable or specific feel.

If you say peço a folga, that usually sounds like a specific previously known day off, so it is less general and more context-dependent.

They are related, but not exactly the same.

• jornada usually refers to the work schedule, workday, or working shift pattern
• carga horária refers to the number of hours someone is required to work or study

So:

• jornada de trabalho = work schedule / workday arrangement
• carga horária = total workload in hours

In many contexts, jornada answers something like when and how the work is organized, while carga horária answers how many hours.

That is why both can appear together: one focuses on the structure of the work period, the other on the total hours.

Portuguese often repeats the article when listing two nouns, especially when the speaker wants each item to sound distinct and clearly separated.

So this is very natural:

• a jornada e a carga horária

It is like saying:

• the work schedule and the workload in hours

Repeating a makes both nouns feel equally important and fully expressed.

You might sometimes hear article omission in other contexts, but here the repeated article sounds standard and clear.

Because horária is an adjective agreeing with carga, which is a feminine singular noun.

• carga = feminine singular
• therefore the adjective must also be feminine singular: horária

So:

• carga horária = hour-based workload / number of scheduled hours

If the noun were masculine, the adjective would change too. Agreement is very important in Portuguese.

They are in the present indicative.

• peço = I ask / I request
• confirmo = I confirm

The present in Portuguese can have several English translations depending on context:

• I ask for time off and confirm...
• I’m asking for time off and confirming...
• I do ask for time off and confirm... sometimes, for emphasis

Without more context, the sentence most naturally reads as a present-tense statement about what the speaker does.

It could do either, depending on context.

Portuguese present tense can express:

1. something happening now

   • Peço folga e confirmo a jornada...
   • I am asking for time off and confirming the schedule...

2. a habitual action

   • Sempre peço folga com antecedência e confirmo a jornada.
   • I always ask for time off in advance and confirm the schedule.

So the sentence by itself does not force only one reading.

Yes, confirmo is perfectly normal and grammatically straightforward.

That said, in real workplace Portuguese, the most natural wording depends on the situation. Brazilians might also say things like:

• confirmo o horário
• confirmo minha escala
• confirmo minha jornada
• confirmo a carga horária

The noun chosen depends on what exactly is being confirmed:

• horário = time / schedule
• escala = roster / shift schedule
• jornada = workday/work schedule pattern
• carga horária = total hours

So confirmo is fine; the nuance comes from the noun that follows it.

They overlap, but they are not identical.

• horário usually means time or schedule in a broad sense
• jornada is more specifically tied to a work period, workday, or working arrangement

Examples:

• Qual é o seu horário? = What is your schedule/time?
• Qual é a sua jornada de trabalho? = What is your work schedule / workday arrangement?

So horário is broader and more everyday, while jornada can sound a bit more formal or labor-related.

It sounds understandable and fairly natural, but somewhat formal or administrative, especially because of jornada and carga horária together.

In a workplace, especially in HR, contracts, or official communication, it fits well.

In everyday conversation, a Brazilian might choose simpler wording depending on the situation, for example:

• Peço folga e confirmo meu horário.
• Peço um dia de folga e confirmo minha carga horária.
• Peço folga e confirmo minha escala.

So the original sentence is not wrong at all; it just leans a little toward formal/professional language.

Most often, folga suggests a day off or an off-duty period, especially in work contexts. But it can be flexible depending on context.

For example:

• Estou de folga hoje. = I’m off today.
• Pedi uma folga na sexta. = I asked for Friday off.
• Ela teve uma folga no meio da semana. = She had some time off in the middle of the week.

If you want to be more specific about a shorter period, Portuguese may use different wording, such as:

• pedir algumas horas de folga
• pedir dispensa
• pedir uma pausa in some contexts

So folga often implies a day off, but context can widen or narrow the meaning.

It would be:

• Eu peço folga e confirmo a jornada e a carga horária.

This is grammatically correct, but adding eu usually gives some emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Eu peço folga, mas ele não pede.
• I ask for time off, but he doesn’t.

Without contrast or emphasis, Portuguese often prefers to leave eu out.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• jor-NA-da

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• j in Portuguese sounds like the s in measure or the zh sound
• the stress falls on na
• the final a is clearly pronounced

So it sounds approximately like zhor-NAH-dah, though that is only an approximation.

Yes. Carga horária is used in both work and education.

Examples:

• A carga horária do curso é de 60 horas.

• The course workload is 60 hours.

• Minha carga horária semanal é de 40 horas.
• My weekly workload is 40 hours.

So it is not limited to jobs; it can refer to any required total of hours.