Portuguese · Centro de Saúde
You book by phone and reception asks for your details: what to say in Portuguese
You book a doctor's appointment by phone, and reception asks for your details.
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How it's done. On the phone they most often ask for your name, date of birth and patient number - keep them in front of you.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Centro de Saúde, bom dia.SAYN-troo d suh-OOD, bohn DEE-uh.
Health centre, good morning.
They might also say:
Unidade de saúde, diga.
Oo-nee-DAHD d suh-OOD, DEE-guh.
Health unit, go ahead.
YOU REPLY
Bom dia. Queria marcar uma consulta.
Bohn DEE-uh. KREE-uh muhr-KAHR OO-muh kohn-SOOL-tuh.
Good morning. I'd like to book an appointment.
THEY SAY
O nome completo, se faz favor.Oo nohm kohn-PLEH-too, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Your full name, please.
2
YOU REPLY
Olena Kovalenko.
Oh-LEH-nuh Koh-vuh-LAYN-koh.
Olena Kovalenko.
THEY SAY
Qual é a sua data de nascimento?Kwahl eh uh SOO-uh DAH-tuh d nuhsh-see-MAYN-too?
What's your date of birth?
3
YOU REPLY
É doze de março de noventa.
Eh doz d MAHR-soo d noo-VAYN-tuh.
It's the twelfth of March, nineteen ninety.
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.
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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
Centro
SAYN-troo
noun
centre
Saúde
suh-OOD
noun
health
bom
bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
marcar
muhr-KAHR
verb
to enter (a code)
23 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?
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
Similar situations
Reception asks for your número de utente and an ID documentCentro de Saúde · A1 in the app
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→The doctor asks about symptoms and temperatureCentro de Saúde · A2 in the app
→The doctor asks about allergies and the medicines you takeCentro de Saúde · A2 in the app
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