Portuguese · PSP / GNR
Report a theft to the police: what to say in Portuguese
Something of yours has been stolen. You go to the police to report it.
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How it's done. A theft report can be made at any PSP or GNR station; ask for a copy - you'll need it for new documents and for insurance.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
Boa tarde. Quero apresentar queixa de um roubo.
BOH-uh tahrd. KEH-roo uh-prih-zayn-TAHR KAY-shuh d oon ROH-boo.
Good afternoon. I want to report a theft.
Or say:Roubaram-me a carteira.
Roo-BAH-row-m uh kuhr-TAY-ruh.
THEY SAY
Onde e quando foi?Ohnd ee KWAHN-doo foy?
Where and when was it?
They might also say:
Onde é que foi e a que horas?
Ohnd eh k foy ee uh k OH-ruhsh?
Where was it and at what time?
2
YOU REPLY
Foi hoje de manhã, no metro.
Foy ohzh d muh-NYAHN, noo MEH-troo.
It was this morning, on the metro.
THEY SAY
Tem documento de identificação?Tayn doo-koo-MAYN-too d ee-dayn-tih-fee-kuh-SOW?
Do you have an identity document?
3
YOU REPLY
Tenho o passaporte aqui.
TEH-nyoo oo puh-suh-PORT uh-KEE.
I have my passport here.
THEY SAY
O que é que estava na carteira?Oo k eh k SHTAH-vuh nuh kuhr-TAY-ruh?
What was in the wallet?
4
YOU REPLY
O cartão de residência e cinquenta euros.
Oo kuhr-TOW d rih-zee-DAYN-syuh ee seen-KWAYN-tuh EH-oo-roosh.
My residence card and fifty euros.
THEY SAY
Fica anotado.FEE-kuh uh-noo-TAH-doo.
Noted.
They might also say:
Está registado.
shtah rih-zheesh-TAH-doo.
It's registered.
5
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
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
Quero
KEH-roo
verb
(I) want
apresentar
uh-prih-zayn-TAHR
verb
to submit
queixa
KAY-shuh
noun
complaint, report
roubo
ROH-boo
noun
theft
Onde
Ohnd
adverb
where
quando
KWAHN-doo
adverb
when
foi
foy
verb
was
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?
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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