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Ask the price and how long the repair will take: what to say in Portuguese
You want to know the price and the time of the repair.
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How it's done. Ask for an estimate (orçamento) before the repair starts: parts and labour (mão de obra) are listed separately.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 fica?
KWAHN-too eh k FEE-kuh?
How much will it come to?
Or say:Pode fazer um orçamento?
Pod fuh-ZEHR oon oor-suh-MAYN-too?
THEY SAY
Com a peça e a mão de obra, cento e oitenta.Kohn uh PEH-suh ee uh mow d OH-bruh, SAYN-too ee oy-TAYN-tuh.
With the part and labour, a hundred and eighty.
2
YOU REPLY
Quando é que fica pronto?
KWAHN-doo eh k FEE-kuh PROHN-too?
When will it be ready?
THEY SAY
Fica pronto amanhã ao fim do dia.FEE-kuh PROHN-too uh-muh-NYAHN ow feen doo DEE-uh.
It'll be ready by the end of the day tomorrow.
They might also say:
Tenho de encomendar a peça, uns três dias.
TEH-nyoo d ayn-koo-mayn-DAHR uh PEH-suh, oonsh trezh DEE-uhsh.
I have to order the part, about three days.
3
YOU REPLY
Está bem, pode avançar.
Shtah bayn, pod uh-vahn-SAHR.
All right, go ahead.
THEY SAY
Combinado.kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
They might also say:
Está combinado.
shtah kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It's agreed.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até amanhã!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH uh-muh-NYAHN!
Thank you, see you tomorrow!
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
é
eh
verb
is
fica
FEE-kuh
verb
will be
peça
PEH-suh
noun
part, spare part
mão
mow
noun
hand
obra
OH-bruh
noun
work (mão de obra - labour)
Quando
KWAHN-doo
adverb
when
21 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?
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Can you write it down, please?
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