Portuguese · Hospital / Urgência
The triage nurse asks what happened: what to say in Portuguese
The triage nurse quickly asks what happened.
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How it's done. You're often asked to rate pain from 0 to 10: de zero a dez.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
O que é que aconteceu?Oo k eh k uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo?
What happened?
YOU REPLY
Caí e magoei o braço.
Kuh-EE ee muh-goo-AY oo BRAH-soo.
I fell and hurt my arm.
THEY SAY
De zero a dez, quanto é que dói?D ZEH-roo uh desh, KWAHN-too eh k doy?
From zero to ten, how much does it hurt?
2
YOU REPLY
Dói muito, oito.
Doy MWEE-too, OY-too.
It hurts a lot, eight.
THEY SAY
Desde quando está assim?Dezhd KWAHN-doo shtah uh-SEEN?
Since when has it been like this?
3
YOU REPLY
Desde esta manhã.
Dezhd ESH-tuh muh-NYAHN.
Since this morning.
THEY SAY
Vou medir a tensão.Voh mih-DEER uh tayn-SOW.
I'm going to take your blood pressure.
They might also say:
Fique com esta pulseira e aguarde.
Feek kohn ESH-tuh pool-SAY-ruh ee uh-GWAHRD.
Keep this wristband and wait.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too 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
aconteceu
uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo
verb
happened
Caí
Kuh-EE
verb
(I) fell
magoei
muh-goo-AY
verb
(I) hurt, bruised
braço
BRAH-soo
noun
arm (from the shoulder)
dói
doy
verb
hurts
20 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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