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Have the tyres or the oil changed: what to say in Portuguese

You need to change the tyres or the oil on your car.

Oficina5 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Mudar o óleo - change the oil, trocar os pneus - change the tyres, revisão - routine service.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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YOU START
Queria mudar o óleo.
KREE-uh moo-DAHR oo OH-lyoo.
I'd like to change the oil.
THEY SAY
Pode deixar o carro de manhã?
Pod day-SHAHR oo KAH-roo d muh-NYAHN?
Can you leave the car in the morning?
They might also say:
Consegue deixar o carro de manhã?
Kohn-SEG day-SHAHR oo KAH-roo d muh-NYAHN?
Can you leave the car in the morning?
in the app
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, deixo às oito.
Seen, DAY-shoo ahz OY-too.
Yes, I'll drop it off at eight.
THEY SAY
Então até amanhã. Fica pronto ao fim do dia.
Ayn-TOW uh-TEH uh-muh-NYAHN. FEE-kuh PROHN-too ow feen doo DEE-uh.
See you tomorrow, then. It will be ready at the end of the day.
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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

Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
mudar
moo-DAHR
verb
to change
óleo
OH-lyoo
noun
oil (engine)
Pode
Pod
verb
can
deixar
day-SHAHR
verb
to leave
carro
KAH-roo
noun
car

17 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?

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