Portuguese · Hospital / Urgência
Describe the pain: where, how strong, since when: what to say in Portuguese
The doctor asks about the pain, and you have to explain: where, how bad, since when.
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How it's done. Types of pain: dor aguda - sharp, dor constante - constant, vai e vem - comes and goes.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
Tenho uma dor forte aqui.
TEH-nyoo OO-muh dor fort uh-KEE.
I have a severe pain here.
THEY SAY
A dor é constante ou vai e vem?Uh dor eh kohn-SHAHNT oh vigh ee vayn?
Is the pain constant or does it come and go?
They might also say:
A dor é contínua ou vai e vem?
Uh dor eh koon-TEE-noo-uh oh vigh ee vayn?
Is the pain constant or does it come and go?
2
YOU REPLY
É constante, desde ontem à noite.
Eh kohn-SHAHNT, dezhd OHN-tayn uh noyt.
It's constant, since last night.
THEY SAY
Dói mais quando mexe?Doy mighsh KWAHN-doo mesh?
Does it hurt more when you move?
3
YOU REPLY
Sim, quando mexo dói mais.
Seen, KWAHN-doo MEH-shoo doy mighsh.
Yes, it hurts more when I move.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
4
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.
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Words worth knowing
Tenho
TEH-nyoo
verb
(I) have
dor
dor
noun
pain
forte
fort
adjective
strong
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
é
eh
verb
is
constante
kohn-SHAHNT
adjective
constant
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?
Fala inglês?
FAH-luh een-GLESH?
Do you speak English?
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