Portuguese · Farmácia
The pharmacist asks for your tax number for the receipt: what to say in Portuguese
At the pharmacy till the pharmacist asks for your tax number for the receipt.
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How it's done. At the pharmacy a NIF on the receipt is optional too, but many people give it for their tax return.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
Contribuinte?Kohn-tree-boo-EENT?
Tax number?
They might also say:
Quer a fatura com o seu NIF?
Kehr uh fuh-TOO-ruh kohn oo seh-oo neef?
Do you want the invoice with your NIF?
YOU REPLY
Sim, por favor.
Seen, poor fuh-VOR.
Yes, please.
Or say:Não é preciso, obrigado.
Now eh prih-SIH-zoo, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
THEY SAY
Pronto, está feito.PROHN-too, shtah FAY-too.
There, it's done.
They might also say:
Já está.
zhah shtah.
That's it.
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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!
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
Contribuinte
Kohn-tree-boo-EENT
noun
taxpayer
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Pronto
PROHN-too
adjective
ready
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
feito
FAY-too
adjective
done, made
3 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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