Portuguese · Centro de Saúde
Register at the Centro de Saúde and get a número de utente: what to say in Portuguese
You come to the Centro de Saúde in your area for the first time, to register and get a patient number (número de utente do SNS).
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How it's done. For registration they usually ask for a passport, proof of residence and a NIF; check the exact list at the Centro de Saúde itself.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
Bom dia. Queria inscrever-me no centro de saúde.
Bohn DEE-uh. KREE-uh eensh-krih-VEHR-m noo SAYN-troo d suh-OOD.
Good morning. I'd like to register at the health centre.
Or say:Preciso de um número de utente.
Prih-SIH-zoo d oon NOOM-roo d oo-TAYNT.
THEY SAY
Tem o passaporte e o comprovativo de morada?Tayn oo puh-suh-PORT ee oo kohn-proo-vuh-TIH-voo d moo-RAH-duh?
Do you have your passport and proof of address?
They might also say:
Traga os documentos e o NIF, se faz favor.
TRAH-guh oozh doo-koo-MAYN-tooz ee oo neef, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Please bring the documents and the NIF.
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YOU REPLY
Sim, tenho tudo aqui.
Seen, TEH-nyoo TOO-doo uh-KEE.
Yes, I have everything here.
THEY SAY
Preencha este formulário, se faz favor.Pree-AYN-shuh esht foor-moo-LAH-ryoo, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Fill in this form, please.
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YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Speaking as:
Words worth knowing
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
inscrever-me
eensh-krih-VEHR-m
verb
to enrol (myself)
centro
SAYN-troo
noun
centre
saúde
suh-OOD
noun
health
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
passaporte
puh-suh-PORT
noun
passport
comprovativo
kohn-proo-vuh-TIH-voo
noun
receipt, proof
All the 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?
Similar situations
Book an appointment with a family doctorCentro de Saúde · A1 in the app
→You book by phone and reception asks for your detailsCentro de Saúde · A2 in the app
→Reception asks for your número de utente and an ID documentCentro de Saúde · A1 in the app
→Explain to the doctor what hurts and since whenCentro de Saúde · A1 in the app
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