Portuguese · Centro de Saúde
You did not understand the doctor: ask for a simpler explanation: what to say in Portuguese
The doctor explains something complicated, and you don't understand. You need to ask for a simpler explanation.
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How it's done. Doctors in Portugal are usually happy to repeat and write things down - asking is normal.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
Vai fazer análises e depois voltamos a ver.Vigh fuh-ZEHR uh-NAH-lee-ziz ee dih-POYZH vool-TAH-mooz uh vehr.
You'll have some tests and then we'll see again.
They might also say:
É uma infeção ligeira, nada de grave.
Eh OO-muh een-fih-SOW lee-ZHAY-ruh, NAH-duh d grahv.
It's a mild infection, nothing serious.
YOU REPLY
Desculpe, não percebi. Pode explicar com palavras mais simples?
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE. Pod shplee-KAHR kohn puh-LAH-vruhzh mighsh SEEM-plish?
Sorry, I didn't understand. Can you explain in simpler words?
THEY SAY
Claro. Não é grave. Tome isto e descanse.KLAH-roo. Now eh grahv. Tom EESH-too ee dish-KAHNS.
Of course. It's not serious. Take this and rest.
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YOU REPLY
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
THEY SAY
Eu escrevo aqui tudo o que tem de fazer.Eh-oo SHKREH-voo uh-KEE TOO-doo oo k tayn d fuh-ZEHR.
I'll write down here everything you have to do.
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YOU FINISH
Agora percebi. Muito obrigado.
Uh-GOH-ruh pir-sih-BEE. MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Now I understand. Thank you very much.
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
Vai
Vigh
verb
goes
fazer
fuh-ZEHR
verb
to do, to make
análises
uh-NAH-lee-ziz
noun
tests (lab analyses)
depois
dih-POYZH
adverb
then, after
voltamos
vool-TAH-mooz
verb
(we) will return (voltamos a ver - we'll see again)
ver
vehr
verb
to have a look, to see
31 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?
Fala inglês?
FAH-luh een-GLESH?
Do you speak English?
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