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The officer asks what was stolen and where: what to say in Portuguese
The police officer asks what exactly was stolen and where.
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How it's done. A few simple words will help you describe a person: alto / baixo (tall / short), casaco (jacket), boné (cap).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
O que é que lhe roubaram?Oo k eh k ly roo-BAH-row?
What was stolen from you?
YOU REPLY
Roubaram-me o telemóvel.
Roo-BAH-row-m oo tlih-MOH-vel.
They stole my phone.
THEY SAY
A que horas foi, mais ou menos?Uh k OH-ruhsh foy, mighz oh MEH-noosh?
About what time was it?
They might also say:
Sabe dizer a que horas foi?
Sahb dee-ZEHR uh k OH-ruhsh foy?
Can you say what time it was?
2
YOU REPLY
Por volta das três da tarde.
Poor VOL-tuh duhsh trezh duh tahrd.
Around three in the afternoon.
THEY SAY
Onde é que estava quando aconteceu?Ohnd eh k SHTAH-vuh KWAHN-doo uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo?
Where were you when it happened?
3
YOU REPLY
Estava na esplanada de um café.
SHTAH-vuh nuh shpluh-NAH-duh d oon kuh-FEH.
I was sitting on a café terrace.
THEY SAY
Consegue descrever a pessoa?Kohn-SEG dish-krih-VEHR uh pih-SOH-uh?
Can you describe the person?
4
YOU REPLY
Era um homem alto, de casaco preto.
EH-ruh oon OH-mayn AHL-too, d kuh-ZAH-koo PREH-too.
It was a tall man in a black jacket.
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
é
eh
verb
is
roubaram
roo-BAH-row
verb
stole
Roubaram-me
Roo-BAH-row-m
verb
(they) stole from me
telemóvel
tlih-MOH-vel
noun
mobile phone
horas
OH-ruhsh
noun
hours
foi
foy
verb
was
mais
mighz
adverb
more
menos
MEH-noosh
adverb
less (mais ou menos - more or less)
volta
VOL-tuh
noun
turn, circuit (por volta de - around)
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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