Portuguese · Urgência
Ask where the nearest urgência is: what to say in Portuguese
You ask where the nearest urgência (emergency department) is.
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How it's done. When it isn't life-threatening, call SNS 24 (808 24 24 24) first: they'll tell you where to go and can refer you to the urgência.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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YOU START
Onde é a urgência mais próxima?
Ohnd eh uh oor-ZHAYN-syuh mighsh PROH-see-muh?
Where is the nearest emergency department?
THEY SAY
O hospital fica a dez minutos de carro.Oo oosh-pee-TAHL FEE-kuh uh dezh mee-NOO-toozh d KAH-roo.
The hospital is ten minutes away by car.
They might also say:
O hospital é perto, uns dez minutos de carro.
Oo oosh-pee-TAHL eh PEHR-too, oonzh dezh mee-NOO-toozh d KAH-roo.
The hospital is close, about ten minutes by car.
2
YOU REPLY
Como é que lá chego?
KOH-moo eh k lah SHEH-goo?
How do I get there?
THEY SAY
Siga em frente e vire à esquerda no semáforo.SEE-guh ayn fraynt ee veer uh SHKEHR-duh noo sih-MAH-foo-roo.
Go straight ahead and turn left at the traffic lights.
3
YOU REPLY
É para uma criança.
Eh pruh OO-muh kree-AHN-suh.
It's for a child.
THEY SAY
Para crianças é a urgência pediátrica.Pruh kree-AHN-suhz eh uh oor-ZHAYN-syuh pih-dee-AH-tree-kuh.
For children it's the paediatric emergency department.
4
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado pela ajuda!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh uh-ZHOO-duh!
Thank you very much for your help!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Speaking as:
Words worth knowing
Onde
Ohnd
adverb
where
é
eh
verb
is
urgência
oor-ZHAYN-syuh
noun
emergency department (in a hospital)
mais
mighsh
adverb
more
próxima
PROH-see-muh
adjective
next (feminine)
hospital
oosh-pee-TAHL
noun
hospital
fica
FEE-kuh
verb
will be
minutos
mee-NOO-toozh
noun
minutes
carro
KAH-roo
noun
car
All the 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 mostrar-me?
Pod moosh-TRAHRM?
Can you show me?
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