Portuguese · Banco
Ask about fees: what to say in Portuguese
You ask how much the bank charges to run the account.
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How it's done. There is a basic account with minimal charges - the conta de serviços mínimos bancários; whether they open one for you depends on the branch: one may, another may refuse, so you can try a different branch.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
YOU START
Quanto é que custa a manutenção da conta?
KWAHN-too eh k KOOSH-tuh uh muh-noo-tayn-SOW duh KOHN-tuh?
How much does it cost to maintain the account?
THEY SAY
São quatro euros e meio por mês.Sow KWAH-troo EH-oo-rooz ee MAY-oo poor mesh.
It's four euros fifty a month.
They might also say:
A manutenção custa quatro euros e meio por mês.
Uh muh-noo-tayn-SOW KOOSH-tuh KWAH-troo EH-oo-rooz ee MAY-oo poor mesh.
Maintenance costs four and a half euros a month.
2
YOU REPLY
Há alguma conta sem comissões?
Uh uhl-GOO-muh KOHN-tuh sayn koo-mee-SOYSH?
Is there an account without fees?
THEY SAY
Temos a conta de serviços mínimos.TEH-mooz uh KOHN-tuh d sir-VEE-soozh MEE-nee-moosh.
We have the basic account.
3
YOU REPLY
E os levantamentos são grátis?
Ee oozh lih-vahn-tuh-MAYN-toosh sow GRAH-teesh?
And are cash withdrawals free?
THEY SAY
Sim, no Multibanco não paga nada.Seen, noo mool-tee-BAHN-koo now PAH-guh NAH-duh.
Yes, at the Multibanco you pay nothing.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
é
eh
verb
is
custa
KOOSH-tuh
verb
costs
manutenção
muh-noo-tayn-SOW
noun
maintenance
conta
KOHN-tuh
noun
account
São
Sow
verb
are (plural)
euros
EH-oo-rooz
noun
euros
27 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
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Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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