Portuguese · Centro de Saúde
Book your child in for a vaccination with the nurse: what to say in Portuguese
It's time for your child's vaccinations, and you book with the nurse.
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How it's done. Vaccinations are recorded in the boletim de vacinas; if you have a Ukrainian vaccination certificate, bring it with 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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YOU START
Queria marcar as vacinas do meu filho.
KREE-uh muhr-KAHR uhzh vuh-SEE-nuhzh doo meh-oo FEE-lyoo.
I'd like to book my son's vaccinations.
Or say:A minha filha precisa de uma vacina.
Uh MEE-nyuh FEE-lyuh prih-SIH-zuh d OO-muh vuh-SEE-nuh.
THEY SAY
Que idade tem a criança?K ee-DAHD tayn uh kree-AHN-suh?
How old is the child?
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YOU REPLY
Tem cinco anos.
Tayn SEEN-koo AH-noosh.
She's five.
THEY SAY
Tem o boletim de vacinas?Tayn oo boo-lih-TEEN d vuh-SEE-nuhsh?
Do you have the vaccination record?
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YOU REPLY
Tenho o boletim da Ucrânia.
TEH-nyoo oo boo-lih-TEEN duh oo-KRAH-nyuh.
I have the record from Ukraine.
THEY SAY
A enfermeira vai ver o que falta.Uh ayn-fir-MAY-ruh vigh vehr oo k FAHL-tuh.
The nurse will see what's missing.
They might also say:
Pode vir na terça de manhã.
Pod veer nuh TEHR-suh d muh-NYAHN.
You can come on Tuesday morning.
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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
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
marcar
muhr-KAHR
verb
to enter (a code)
vacinas
vuh-SEE-nuhzh
noun
vaccinations
filho
FEE-lyoo
noun
son
idade
ee-DAHD
noun
age
tem
tayn
verb
have
19 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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