Portuguese · 112
Fire or a smell of gas: what to say in Portuguese
There's a fire in the building or you can smell gas. You call 112.
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How it's done. If you smell gas, don't switch on any lights or call from the flat: go outside and call 112 from there.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Cento e doze, qual é a emergência?SAYN-too ee doz, kwahl eh uh ee-mir-ZHAYN-syuh?
One-one-two, what's the emergency?
They might also say:
Emergência, diga.
Ee-mir-ZHAYN-syuh, DEE-guh.
Emergency services, go ahead.
YOU REPLY
Há um incêndio no meu prédio.
Uh oon een-SAYN-dyoo noo meh-oo PREH-dyoo.
There's a fire in my building.
THEY SAY
Saiu toda a gente do prédio?Suh-EE-oo TOH-duh uh zhaynt doo PREH-dyoo?
Has everyone left the building?
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YOU REPLY
Já estamos todos na rua.
Zhah SHTAH-moosh TOH-doozh nuh ROO-uh.
We're all outside now.
THEY SAY
Não acenda luzes nem use o elevador.Now uh-SAYN-duh LOO-zizh nayn ooz oo ee-lih-vuh-DOR.
Don't switch on any lights or use the lift.
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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
é
eh
verb
is
emergência
ee-mir-ZHAYN-syuh
noun
emergency
Há
Uh
verb
there is, there are
incêndio
een-SAYN-dyoo
noun
fire
prédio
PREH-dyoo
noun
apartment building, block of flats
Saiu
Suh-EE-oo
verb
went out, left
gente
zhaynt
noun
people
Já
Zhah
adverb
already
estamos
SHTAH-moosh
verb
(we) are, are located
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?
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