Portuguese · Farmácia
Collect medicine with an electronic prescription (code from the SMS): what to say in Portuguese
The doctor has issued an electronic prescription, and the codes have arrived by SMS. You need to buy the medicine at the pharmacy.
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How it's done. At the pharmacy it's enough to show the SMS with the prescription codes; the state often covers part of the cost of prescription medicines.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
Boa tarde. Tenho uma receita no telemóvel.
BOH-uh tahrd. TEH-nyoo OO-muh rih-SAY-tuh noo tlih-MOH-vel.
Good afternoon. I have a prescription on my phone.
THEY SAY
Mostre-me a mensagem, se faz favor.MOSH-trih-m uh mayn-SAH-zhayn, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Show me the message, please.
They might also say:
Diga-me o código de acesso.
DEE-guh-m oo KOH-dee-goo d uh-SEH-soo.
Tell me the access code.
2
YOU REPLY
Está aqui.
Shtah uh-KEE.
Here it is.
THEY SAY
Quer levar tudo ou só alguns?Kehr lvahr TOO-doo oh soh uhl-GOONSH?
Do you want to take everything or only some?
3
YOU REPLY
Levo tudo, por favor.
LEH-voo TOO-doo, poor fuh-VOR.
I'll take everything, please.
THEY SAY
Este tem genérico, é mais barato.Esht tayn zhih-NEH-ree-koo, eh mighzh buh-RAH-too.
This one has a generic, it's cheaper.
4
YOU REPLY
Pode ser o genérico.
Pod sehr oo zhih-NEH-ree-koo.
The generic is fine.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
5
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
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
Tenho
TEH-nyoo
verb
(I) have
receita
rih-SAY-tuh
noun
prescription
telemóvel
tlih-MOH-vel
noun
mobile phone
Mostre-me
MOSH-trih-m
verb
show me
29 more 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?
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