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The doctor asks about allergies and the medicines you take: what to say in Portuguese
The doctor asks about allergies and the medicines you take.
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How it's done. It's useful to keep a list of your medicines and allergies on your phone in Portuguese or Latin (the names of the active substances).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
Tem alguma alergia?Tayn uhl-GOO-muh uh-lir-ZHEE-uh?
Do you have any allergies?
They might also say:
É alérgico a algum medicamento?
Eh uh-LEHR-zhee-koo uh uhl-GOON mih-dee-kuh-MAYN-too?
Are you allergic to any medication?
YOU REPLY
Sou alérgico à penicilina.
Soh uh-LEHR-zhee-koo uh pih-nee-see-LEE-nuh.
I'm allergic to penicillin.
THEY SAY
Toma algum medicamento?TOH-muh uhl-GOON mih-dee-kuh-MAYN-too?
Do you take any medication?
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YOU FINISH
Tomo este medicamento todos os dias.
TOH-moo esht mih-dee-kuh-MAYN-too TOH-dooz oozh DEE-uhsh.
I take this medication every day.
THEY SAY
Pode mostrar a embalagem?Pod moosh-TRAHR uh em-buh-LAH-zhayn?
Can you show me the packaging?
They might also say:
Está bem, vou registar.
Shtah bayn, voh rih-zheesh-TAHR.
All right, I'll make a note.
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
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
alergia
uh-lir-ZHEE-uh
noun
allergy
Sou
Soh
verb
(I) am
alérgico
uh-LEHR-zhee-koo
adjective
allergic (of a man)
penicilina
pih-nee-see-LEE-nuh
noun
penicillin
Toma
TOH-muh
verb
(you) take (medicine)
13 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?
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