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Spell out the address letter by letter: what to say in Portuguese
The operator didn't catch the street name. You need to spell it out.
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How it's done. Spell the letters using the names of cities: A de Aveiro, B de Braga, C de Coimbra - that way you'll definitely be understood.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Pode soletrar o nome da rua?Pod soo-lih-TRAHR oo nohm duh ROO-uh?
Can you spell the name of the street?
They might also say:
Pode dizer o nome da rua letra a letra?
Pod dee-ZEHR oo nohm duh ROO-uh LEH-truh uh LEH-truh?
Can you say the name of the street letter by letter?
YOU REPLY
Sim. P de Porto, E de Évora, N de Nazaré, A de Aveiro.
Seen. Peh d POR-too, eh d EH-voo-ruh, EH-neh d Nuh-zuh-REH, uh d Uh-VAY-roo.
Yes. P for Porto, E for Évora, N for Nazaré, A for Aveiro.
THEY SAY
Número dois ou doze?NOOM-roo doyz oh doz?
Number two or twelve?
2
YOU REPLY
Doze: um, dois.
Doz: oon, doysh.
Twelve: one, two.
THEY SAY
Rua da Pena, número doze. Confirma?ROO-uh duh PEH-nuh, NOOM-roo doz. Kohn-FEER-muh?
Rua da Pena, number twelve. Can you confirm?
3
YOU REPLY
Sim, exatamente.
Seen, ee-zuh-tuh-MAYNT.
Yes, exactly.
THEY SAY
A ajuda vai a caminho.uh uh-ZHOO-duh vigh uh kuh-MEE-nyoo.
Help is on its way.
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
Pode
Pod
verb
can
soletrar
soo-lih-TRAHR
verb
to spell out
nome
nohm
noun
name
rua
ROO-uh
noun
street
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
P
Peh
noun
the letter P
N
EH-neh
noun
the letter N
Número
NOOM-roo
noun
number
Pena
PEH-nuh
noun
feather
All the words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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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