Portuguese · Farmácia
Ask for something for your child's fever or cough: what to say in Portuguese
Your child has a temperature or a cough, and you need something from the pharmacy.
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How it's done. For children the pharmacist will always ask age and weight - the dose depends on them.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
O meu filho tem febre. O que me aconselha?
Oo meh-oo FEE-lyoo tayn febr. Oo k m uh-koon-SEH-lyuh?
My son has a fever. What do you recommend?
Or say:Tem xarope para a tosse para crianças?
Tayn shuh-ROP pruh uh tos pruh kree-AHN-suhsh?
THEY SAY
Que idade tem?K ee-DAHD tayn?
How old is he?
They might also say:
Quanto é que pesa?
KWAHN-too eh k PEH-zuh?
How much does he weigh?
2
YOU REPLY
Tem quatro anos e pesa dezasseis quilos.
Tayn KWAH-troo AH-noosh ee PEH-zuh dih-zuh-SAYSH KEE-loosh.
He's four and weighs sixteen kilos.
THEY SAY
Este é próprio para a idade dele.Esht eh PROH-pryoo pruh uh ee-DAHD del.
This one is suitable for his age.
They might also say:
Se a febre não baixar, vá ao médico.
S uh febr now bigh-SHAHR, vah ow MEH-dee-koo.
If the fever doesn't come down, go to the doctor.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
filho
FEE-lyoo
noun
son
tem
tayn
verb
have
febre
febr
noun
temperature, fever
aconselha
uh-koon-SEH-lyuh
verb
(you) recommend, advise
idade
ee-DAHD
noun
age
anos
AH-noosh
noun
years
16 more 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 escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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