Portuguese · Segurança Social
Ask about sick pay: what to say in Portuguese
You're on sick leave and want to find out about payments for those days.
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How it's done. Sick pay (subsídio de doença) is paid by Segurança Social; the first days usually aren't paid.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 de baixa. Vou receber alguma coisa?
Shtoh d BIGH-shuh. Voh rih-sih-BEHR uhl-GOO-muh KOY-zuh?
I'm on sick leave. Will I get anything?
Or say:Como funciona o subsídio de doença?
KOH-moo foon-SYOH-nuh oo soob-SEE-dyoo d doo-AYN-suh?
THEY SAY
Recebe uma parte do salário.Rih-SEB OO-muh pahrt doo suh-LAH-ryoo.
You receive part of your salary.
They might also say:
Os primeiros dias não são pagos.
Oosh pree-MAY-roozh DEE-uhzh now sow PAH-goosh.
The first days aren't paid.
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YOU REPLY
Quando é que recebo?
KWAHN-doo eh k rih-SEH-boo?
When will I receive it?
THEY SAY
Vem para a sua conta, no IBAN registado.Vayn pruh uh SOO-uh KOHN-tuh, noo EE-bahn rih-zheesh-TAH-doo.
It goes to your account, to the registered IBAN.
They might also say:
Normalmente no mês seguinte.
Noor-muhl-MAYNT noo mesh sih-GEENT.
Usually the following month.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too 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
baixa
BIGH-shuh
noun
sick leave
Vou
Voh
verb
(I) go
receber
rih-sih-BEHR
verb
to receive, to accept
coisa
KOY-zuh
noun
thing
Recebe
Rih-SEB
verb
(you) receive, will receive
19 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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