Portuguese · Oficina
The mechanic calls: your car is ready: what to say in Portuguese
The mechanic phones: the car is ready.
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How it's done. Check the garage's opening hours: many close for lunch and early in the evening.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
Estou?
Shtoh?
Hello?
THEY SAY
Boa tarde, é da oficina. O carro já está pronto.BOH-uh tahrd, eh duh oo-fee-SEE-nuh. Oo KAH-roo zhah shtah PROHN-too.
Good afternoon, this is the garage. The car is ready.
They might also say:
Bom dia, é da oficina. Já pode vir buscar o carro.
Bohn DEE-uh, eh duh oo-fee-SEE-nuh. Zhah pod veer boosh-KAHR oo KAH-roo.
Good morning, this is the garage. You can come and pick up the car.
2
YOU REPLY
Ótimo! Até que horas estão abertos?
OH-tee-moo! Uh-TEH k OH-ruhzh shtow uh-BEHR-toosh?
Great! What time are you open until?
THEY SAY
Até às sete, mas fechamos à hora de almoço.Uh-TEH uhsh set, mahsh fih-SHAH-mooz uh OH-ruh d uhl-MOH-soo.
Until seven, but we close at lunchtime.
3
YOU REPLY
Quanto ficou no final?
KWAHN-too fee-KOH noo fee-NAHL?
How much did it come to in the end?
THEY SAY
Ficou em cento e vinte, como combinado.Fee-KOH ayn SAYN-too ee veent, KOH-moo kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It came to a hundred and twenty, as agreed.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
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
Estou
Shtoh
verb
I am
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
é
eh
verb
is
oficina
oo-fee-SEE-nuh
noun
garage, workshop
carro
KAH-roo
noun
car
31 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 repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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