Portuguese · Segurança Social
Ask about child benefit (abono de família): what to say in Portuguese
You want to find out about child benefit (abono de família).
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How it's done. Entitlement to abono de família and the amount depend on family income; you can apply through Segurança Social Direta.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
Tenho direito ao abono de família?
TEH-nyoo dih-RAY-too ow uh-BOH-noo d fuh-MEE-lyuh?
Am I entitled to child benefit?
THEY SAY
Depende dos rendimentos da família.Dih-PAYND doozh rihn-dee-MAYN-toozh duh fuh-MEE-lyuh.
It depends on the family's income.
They might also say:
Isso depende do rendimento da família.
EE-soo dih-PAYND doo rayn-dee-MAYN-too duh fuh-MEE-lyuh.
That depends on the family's income.
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YOU REPLY
Como é que peço o abono para os meus filhos?
KOH-moo eh k PEH-soo oo uh-BOH-noo pruh oozh meh-oosh FEE-loosh?
How do I apply for child benefit for my children?
THEY SAY
Os filhos já têm NISS?Oosh FEE-loozh zhah tayn nees?
Do the children already have a NISS?
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YOU REPLY
Não, ainda não têm.
Now, uh-EEN-duh now tayn.
No, they don't yet.
THEY SAY
Primeiro pedimos o NISS deles.Pree-MAY-roo pih-DEE-moozh oo nees DEH-lish.
First we'll get them a NISS.
4
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!
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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
Tenho
TEH-nyoo
verb
(I) have
direito
dih-RAY-too
adjective
right (of a flat: on the right)
abono
uh-BOH-noo
noun
benefit (money)
família
fuh-MEE-lyuh
noun
family
Depende
Dih-PAYND
verb
depends
rendimentos
rihn-dee-MAYN-toozh
noun
incomes
23 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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