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The bank clerk asks about your job and address: what to say in Portuguese
The bank clerk asks about your job and address.
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How it's done. A bank is required to ask about your job and income when opening an account - it's a standard check, not suspicion.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Qual é a sua profissão?Kwahl eh uh SOO-uh proo-fee-SOW?
What's your profession?
They might also say:
Trabalha por conta própria ou de outrem?
Truh-BAH-lyuh poor KOHN-tuh PROH-pryuh oh d OH-trayn?
Are you self-employed or employed by someone?
YOU REPLY
Trabalho num restaurante.
Truh-BAH-lyoo noon rish-tow-RAHNT.
I work in a restaurant.
THEY SAY
Qual é a sua morada em Portugal?Kwahl eh uh SOO-uh moo-RAH-duh ayn poor-too-GAHL?
What's your address in Portugal?
2
YOU REPLY
Moro em Setúbal, na Rua do Sol.
MOH-roo ayn sih-TOO-buhl, nuh ROO-uh doo sol.
I live in Setúbal, on Rua do Sol.
THEY SAY
E qual é o seu rendimento mensal?Ee kwahl eh oo seh-oo rayn-dee-MAYN-too mayn-SAHL?
And what is your monthly income?
3
YOU REPLY
Porque é que precisa dessa informação?
Poork eh k prih-SEE-zuh DEH-suh een-foor-muh-SOW?
Why do you need that information?
THEY SAY
É só para a ficha de cliente.Eh soh pruh uh FEE-shuh d klee-AYNT.
It's only for the customer record.
4
YOU REPLY
Mais ou menos mil euros por mês.
Mighz oh MEH-noozh meel EH-oo-roosh poor mesh.
Around a thousand euros a month.
THEY SAY
Fica anotado.FEE-kuh uh-noo-TAH-doo.
Noted.
They might also say:
Está registado.
shtah rih-zheesh-TAH-doo.
It's registered.
5
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
profissão
proo-fee-SOW
noun
profession
Trabalho
Truh-BAH-lyoo
noun
work
restaurante
rish-tow-RAHNT
noun
restaurant
morada
moo-RAH-duh
noun
address
Moro
MOH-roo
verb
(I) live
36 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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