Portuguese · Finanças
Ask for a certificate (certidão): what to say in Portuguese
For renting or work they ask for a certificate from the tax office (certidão).
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How it's done. Most certificates (certidões) can be obtained for free on the Portal das Finanças and printed yourself.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
Preciso de uma certidão de domicílio fiscal.
Prih-SIH-zoo d OO-muh sir-tee-DOW d doo-mee-SEE-lyoo feesh-KAHL.
I need a certificate of tax domicile.
THEY SAY
Pode tirar no Portal das Finanças.Pod tee-RAHR noo poor-TAHL duhsh fee-NAHN-suhsh.
You can get it on the Finanças Portal.
They might also say:
Eu imprimo aqui. Um momento.
Eh-oo eem-PREE-moo uh-KEE. Oon moo-MAYN-too.
I'll print it here. One moment.
2
YOU REPLY
Obrigado. É gratuita?
Oh-bree-GAH-doo. Eh gruh-TOOY-tuh?
Thank you. Is it free?
THEY SAY
Sim, não paga nada.Seen, now PAH-guh NAH-duh.
Yes, you don't pay anything.
They might also say:
Esta, sim. Aqui tem.
ESH-tuh, seen. Uh-KEE tayn.
This one, yes. Here you are.
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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
Preciso
Prih-SIH-zoo
verb
(I) need
certidão
sir-tee-DOW
noun
certificate (official)
domicílio
doo-mee-SEE-lyoo
noun
place of residence, address
fiscal
feesh-KAHL
adjective
tax (adjective)
Pode
Pod
verb
can
tirar
tee-RAHR
verb
to take (leave)
14 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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