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Warden: you cannot park here: what to say in Portuguese
A warden comes up and says you can't park here.
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How it's done. For wrong parking a car can be clamped (bloquear) or towed - better to move it straight away.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Aqui não pode estacionar.Uh-KEE now pod shtuh-syoo-NAHR.
You can't park here.
They might also say:
Este lugar é para cargas e descargas.
Esht loo-GAHR eh pruh KAHR-guhz ee dish-KAHR-guhsh.
This space is for loading and unloading.
Se não tirar o carro, vai ser rebocado.
S now tee-RAHR oo KAH-roo, vigh sehr rih-boo-KAH-doo.
If you don't move the car, it'll be towed.
YOU REPLY
Desculpe, não vi o sinal. Já tiro.
Dish-KOOLP, now vee oo see-NAHL. Zhah TEE-roo.
Sorry, I didn't see the sign. I'll move it now.
Or say:Onde é que posso estacionar?
Ohnd eh k POH-soo shtuh-syoo-NAHR?
THEY SAY
Há um parque ali ao fundo.Uh oon pahrk uh-LEE ow FOON-doo.
There's a car park down there at the end.
They might also say:
Está bem, desta vez passa.
Shtah bayn, DESH-tuh vesh PAH-suh.
All right, this time I'll let it go.
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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
Aqui
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
não
now
adverb
no
pode
pod
verb
can
estacionar
shtuh-syoo-NAHR
verb
to park
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
vi
vee
verb
(I) saw
12 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?
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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