Portuguese · Centro de Saúde
Book an appointment with a family doctor: what to say in Portuguese
You need to see a family doctor, and you book an appointment at reception.
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How it's done. You book a family doctor appointment at reception, by phone or online via the SNS; there may not be free dates straight away.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
YOU START
Bom dia. Queria marcar uma consulta com o médico de família.
Bohn DEE-uh. KREE-uh muhr-KAHR OO-muh kohn-SOOL-tuh kohn oo MEH-dee-koo d fuh-MEE-lyuh.
Good morning. I'd like to book an appointment with a family doctor.
Or say:Posso marcar uma consulta?
POH-soo muhr-KAHR OO-muh kohn-SOOL-tuh?
THEY SAY
Qual é o seu número de utente?Kwahl eh oo seh-oo NOOM-roo d oo-TAYNT?
What's your patient number?
2
YOU REPLY
É o nove, um, dois, três, quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito.
Eh oo nov, oon, doysh, tresh, KWAH-troo, SEEN-koo, saysh, set, OY-too.
It's nine, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
THEY SAY
A primeira vaga é na quinta-feira às dez.Uh pree-MAY-ruh VAH-guh eh nuh KEEN-tuh-FAY-ruh ahzh desh.
The first slot is on Thursday at ten.
They might also say:
Só tenho vaga na terça-feira às nove.
Soh TEH-nyoo VAH-guh nuh TEHR-suh-FAY-ruh ahzh nov.
I only have a slot on Tuesday at nine.
3
YOU REPLY
Está bem, pode ser.
Shtah bayn, pod sehr.
All right, that's fine.
THEY SAY
Fica marcado. Chegue dez minutos antes.FEE-kuh muhr-KAH-doo. Sheg dezh mee-NOO-tooz AHN-tish.
It's booked. Arrive ten minutes early.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
marcar
muhr-KAHR
verb
to enter (a code)
consulta
kohn-SOOL-tuh
noun
consultation
médico
MEH-dee-koo
noun
doctor
38 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 repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
Similar situations
You book by phone and reception asks for your detailsCentro de Saúde · A2 in the app
→Reception asks for your número de utente and an ID documentCentro de Saúde · A1 in the app
→Explain to the doctor what hurts and since whenCentro de Saúde · A1 in the app
→The doctor asks about symptoms and temperatureCentro de Saúde · A2 in the app
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