Portuguese · Reparações
Agree when the repairman will come: what to say in Portuguese
You need to arrange when the repairman will come.
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How it's done. Repairmen often give a time window rather than an exact hour - entre as nove e o meio-dia.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
YOU START
Quando é que pode vir?
KWAHN-doo eh k pod veer?
When can you come?
Or say:Pode vir de manhã?
Pod veer d muh-NYAHN?
THEY SAY
Só na próxima semana.Soh nuh PROH-see-muh sih-MAH-nuh.
Only next week.
2
YOU REPLY
Não pode ser antes? É urgente.
Now pod sehr AHN-tish? Eh oor-ZHAYNT.
Can't it be earlier? It's urgent.
THEY SAY
Na quinta, entre as nove e o meio-dia.Nuh KEEN-tuh, ayntr uhzh nov ee oo MAY-oo-DEE-uh.
On Thursday, between nine and noon.
3
YOU REPLY
Está bem. Liga antes de vir?
Shtah bayn. LEE-guh AHN-tizh d veer?
All right. Will you call before you come?
THEY SAY
Ligo, sim. Até quinta.LEE-goo, seen. Uh-TEH KEEN-tuh.
I will, yes. See you on Thursday.
They might also say:
Sim, ligo antes.
Seen, LEE-goo AHN-tish.
Yes, I'll ring beforehand.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até quinta!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH KEEN-tuh!
Thank you, see you on Thursday!
Or say:Obrigado!
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.
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Words worth knowing
Quando
KWAHN-doo
adverb
when
é
eh
verb
is
pode
pod
verb
can
vir
veer
verb
to come
Só
Soh
adverb
only, just
próxima
PROH-see-muh
adjective
next (feminine)
22 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?
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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