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The mechanic explains what is broken: what to say in Portuguese
The mechanic explains what exactly is broken.
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How it's done. Ask to be shown the old part being replaced - it's normal practice and protects you from unnecessary work.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
A bateria está fraca, tem de trocar.Uh buh-tih-REE-uh shtah FRAH-kuh, tayn d troo-KAHR.
The battery is weak, it needs replacing.
They might also say:
As pastilhas dos travões estão gastas.
Uhsh puhsh-TEE-lyuhzh doosh truh-VOYSH shtow GAHSH-tuhsh.
The brake pads are worn.
É a embraiagem. É um trabalho grande.
Eh uh em-bruh-AH-zhayn. Eh oon truh-BAH-lyoo grahnd.
It's the clutch. It's a big job.
YOU REPLY
É urgente?
Eh oor-ZHAYNT?
Is it urgent?
THEY SAY
Não conduza assim muito tempo.Now kohn-DOO-zuh uh-SEEN MWEE-too TEM-poo.
Don't drive like this for long.
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YOU REPLY
Pode mostrar-me a peça?
Pod moosh-TRAHR-m uh PEH-suh?
Can you show me the part?
THEY SAY
Claro, venha ver.KLAH-roo, VEH-nyuh vehr.
Of course, come and see.
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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
bateria
buh-tih-REE-uh
noun
battery
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
fraca
FRAH-kuh
adjective
weak (feminine)
tem
tayn
verb
have
trocar
troo-KAHR
verb
to exchange
É
Eh
verb
is
15 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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