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Explain a toothache to the dentist: what to say in Portuguese
In the dentist's chair you need to explain which tooth hurts and how.
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How it's done. Sensitivity to cold and hot is sensibilidade ao frio e ao quente; anaesthetic is anestesia.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Qual é o dente que dói?Kwahl eh oo daynt k doy?
Which tooth hurts?
YOU REPLY
Este aqui, em baixo, à esquerda.
Esht uh-KEE, ayn BIGH-shoo, uh SHKEHR-duh.
This one here, at the bottom on the left.
THEY SAY
Dói com o frio ou com o quente?Doy kohn oo free-oo oh kohn oo kaynt?
Does it hurt with cold or with hot?
2
YOU REPLY
Dói com o frio e quando mastigo.
Doy kohn oo free-oo ee KWAHN-doo muhsh-TEE-goo.
It hurts with cold and when I chew.
THEY SAY
Vou pôr anestesia, não vai doer.Voh por uh-nish-tih-ZEE-uh, now vigh doo-EHR.
I'll give you an anaesthetic, it won't hurt.
They might also say:
Tem uma cárie. Vamos tratar.
Tayn OO-muh KAH-ree. VAH-moosh truh-TAHR.
You have a cavity. We'll treat it.
3
YOU REPLY
Está bem. Quanto custa?
Shtah bayn. KWAHN-too KOOSH-tuh?
All right. How much does it cost?
THEY SAY
São trinta euros.sow TREEN-tuh EH-oo-roosh.
It's thirty euros.
4
YOU FINISH
Aqui tem. Obrigado.
uh-KEE tayn. oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Here you are. Thank you.
Or say:Obrigado!
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
é
eh
verb
is
dente
daynt
noun
tooth
dói
doy
verb
hurts
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
baixo
BIGH-shoo
adverb
low (em baixo - downstairs)
esquerda
SHKEHR-duh
noun
left-hand side (à esquerda - to the left)
28 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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