Portuguese · Acidente
A minor accident: fill in the joint accident statement (declaração amigável): what to say in Portuguese
A minor accident with no injuries. You need to fill in the accident report form.
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How it's done. The joint accident statement is the declaração amigável: both drivers fill in the form and sign it; a copy goes to your insurer.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
Está bem? Vamos preencher a declaração amigável?
Shtah bayn? VAH-moosh pree-ayn-SHEHR uh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW uh-mee-GAH-vel?
Are you all right? Shall we fill in the accident statement?
Or say:Tem o impresso da declaração amigável?
Tayn oo eem-PREH-soo duh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW uh-mee-GAH-vel?
THEY SAY
Sim, estou bem. Tenho aqui o impresso.Seen, shtoh bayn. TEH-nyoo uh-KEE oo eem-PREH-soo.
Yes, I'm fine. I have the form here.
They might also say:
Estou, sim. O impresso está aqui comigo.
Shtoh, seen. Oo eem-PREH-soo shtah uh-KEE koo-MEE-goo.
Yes, I'm fine. I have the form here with me.
2
YOU REPLY
Vamos tirar fotografias primeiro.
VAH-moosh tee-RAHR foo-too-gruh-FEE-uhsh pree-MAY-roo.
Let's take photos first.
THEY SAY
Está bem. Depois preenchemos o impresso.Shtah bayn. Dih-POYSH pree-ayn-SHEH-mooz oo eem-PREH-soo.
All right. We'll fill in the form afterwards.
3
YOU REPLY
Não falo bem português. Pode ajudar-me a preencher?
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH. Pod uh-zhoo-DAHR-m uh pree-ayn-SHEHR?
I don't speak Portuguese well. Can you help me fill it in?
THEY SAY
Claro.KLAH-roo.
Of course.
They might also say:
Com certeza.
kohn sir-TEH-zuh.
Certainly.
4
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado pela ajuda!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh uh-ZHOO-duh!
Thank you very much for your help!
Or say:Obrigado!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
bem
bayn
adverb
well
Vamos
VAH-moosh
verb
(we) will go
preencher
pree-ayn-SHEHR
verb
to fill in
declaração
dih-kluh-ruh-SOW
noun
certificate, declaration
amigável
uh-mee-GAH-vel
adjective
friendly (declaração amigável - joint accident statement)
22 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?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
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