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A worker has come to read the meter: what to say in Portuguese

A worker has come to read the meter.

Contas5 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Bom dia, venho fazer a leitura do contador.
Bohn DEE-uh, VEH-nyoo fuh-ZEHR uh lay-TOO-ruh doo kohn-tuh-DOR.
Good morning, I've come to read the meter.
They might also say:
É da companhia da água.
Eh duh koom-puh-NEE-uh duh AH-gwuh.
I'm from the water company.
YOU REPLY
Tem alguma identificação?
Tayn uhl-GOO-muh ee-dayn-tee-fee-kuh-SOW?
Do you have any identification?
THEY SAY
Sim, aqui está o meu cartão.
Seen, uh-KEE shtah oo meh-oo kuhr-TOW.
Yes, here's my card.
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YOU FINISH
Está bem, entre. O contador está na cozinha.
Shtah bayn, ayntr. Oo kohn-tuh-DOR shtah nuh koo-ZEE-nyuh.
All right, come in. The meter is in the kitchen.
THEY SAY
Pronto, já está. Bom dia!
PROHN-too, zhah shtah. Bohn DEE-uh!
There, done. Have a good day!
They might also say:
Já está. Bom dia e obrigado!
Zhah shtah. Bohn DEE-uh ee oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Done. Have a good day, and thank you!
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Words worth knowing

Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
venho
VEH-nyoo
verb
(I) come, I will come
fazer
fuh-ZEHR
verb
to do, to make
leitura
lay-TOO-ruh
noun
reading (meter)
contador
kohn-tuh-DOR
noun
meter

17 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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Portuguese →

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