Portuguese · IPO
The inspector asks for the car documents: what to say in Portuguese
At the inspection centre the inspector asks for the car's documents.
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How it's done. For the IPO take the vehicle registration certificate (Documento Único or certificado de matrícula) and your insurance document.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Os documentos do carro, se faz favor.Oozh doo-koo-MAYN-toozh doo KAH-roo, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
The car documents, please.
They might also say:
Tem o documento único e o seguro?
Tayn oo doo-koo-MAYN-too OO-nee-koo ee oo sih-GOO-roo?
Do you have the registration document and the insurance?
YOU REPLY
O seguro está no telemóvel. Pode ser?
Oo sih-GOO-roo shtah noo tlih-MOH-vel. Pod sehr?
The insurance is on my phone. Is that all right?
THEY SAY
Pode. Deixe a chave no carro e aguarde ali.Pod. Daysh uh shahv noo KAH-roo ee uh-GWAHRD uh-LEE.
It is. Leave the key in the car and wait over there.
They might also say:
Pode, sim. Deixe a chave no carro e espere ali.
Pod, seen. Daysh uh shahv noo KAH-roo ee shpehr uh-LEE.
Yes, that's fine. Leave the key in the car and wait over there.
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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
documentos
doo-koo-MAYN-toozh
noun
documents
carro
KAH-roo
noun
car
faz
fahsh
verb
does, makes
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
seguro
sih-GOO-roo
noun
insurance
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
16 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?
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