Portuguese · Finanças
Get a NIF at the Finanças: what to say in Portuguese
You need a NIF - a tax number, without which you can't rent a home or work.
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How it's done. A NIF can be obtained at Finanças or online; this usually requires a passport and proof of address.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
Bom dia. Queria pedir o número de contribuinte.
Bohn DEE-uh. KREE-uh pee-DEER oo NOOM-roo d kohn-tree-boo-EENT.
Good morning. I'd like to get a tax number.
Or say:Preciso de um NIF.
Prih-SIH-zoo d oon neef.
THEY SAY
Tem o passaporte e a morada em Portugal?Tayn oo puh-suh-PORT ee uh moo-RAH-duh ayn poor-too-GAHL?
Do you have your passport and an address in Portugal?
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, está aqui.
Seen, shtah uh-KEE.
Yes, here you are.
THEY SAY
Preencha este impresso.Pree-AYN-shuh esht eem-PREH-soo.
Fill in this form.
3
YOU REPLY
Pode ajudar-me a preencher?
Pod uh-zhoo-DAHR-m uh pree-ayn-SHEHR?
Can you help me fill it in?
THEY SAY
Aqui está o seu NIF. Guarde bem este papel.Uh-KEE shtah oo seh-oo neef. Gwahrd bayn esht puh-PEL.
Here's your NIF. Keep this paper safe.
They might also say:
Pronto. O NIF é este número aqui.
PROHN-too. Oo neef eh esht NOOM-roo uh-KEE.
There. The NIF is this number here.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
pedir
pee-DEER
verb
to ask for
número
NOOM-roo
noun
number
contribuinte
kohn-tree-boo-EENT
noun
taxpayer
26 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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