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Ask how long the parcel will take: what to say in Portuguese
You ask how long the parcel will take.
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How it's done. Keep the receipt with the tracking number: you use it to follow the parcel on the CTT website, and in Ukraine on the Ukrposhta website.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 tempo demora a chegar?
KWAHN-too TEM-poo dih-MOH-ruh uh shih-GAHR?
How long does it take to arrive?
THEY SAY
Normal, uns dez dias úteis.Noor-MAHL, oonzh dezh DEE-uhz OO-taysh.
Standard takes about ten working days.
They might also say:
O normal demora uns dez dias úteis.
Oo noor-MAHL dih-MOH-ruh oonzh dezh DEE-uhsh OO-taysh.
Normal takes about ten working days.
2
YOU REPLY
E com o expresso?
Ee kohn oo SHPREH-soo?
And with express?
THEY SAY
Com o expresso, três a cinco dias.Kohn oo SHPREH-soo, trez uh SEEN-koo DEE-uhsh.
With express, three to five days.
3
YOU REPLY
Quanto custa o expresso?
KWAHN-too KOOSH-tuh oo SHPREH-soo?
How much is express?
THEY SAY
O expresso custa mais doze euros.Oo SHPREH-soo KOOSH-tuh mighzh doz EH-oo-roosh.
Express costs twelve euros more.
4
YOU REPLY
Posso seguir a encomenda online?
POH-soo sih-GEER uh ayn-koo-MAYN-duh ohn-LIGHN?
Can I track the parcel online?
THEY SAY
Sim, com este número no site dos CTT.Seen, kohn esht NOOM-roo noo sight doosh seh-teh-teh.
Yes, with this number on the CTT website.
5
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
tempo
TEM-poo
noun
time
demora
dih-MOH-ruh
verb
takes (time)
chegar
shih-GAHR
verb
to arrive
Normal
Noor-MAHL
adjective
normal, ordinary
dias
DEE-uhz
noun
days
úteis
OO-taysh
adjective
useful (dias úteis - working days)
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?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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