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Get internet connected: when the technicians will come: what to say in Portuguese
You're ordering internet and want to know when the technicians will come.
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How it's done. Internet contracts often have fidelização - a commitment of 12-24 months; ask about it before signing.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
O contrato tem fidelização?
Oo kohn-TRAH-too tayn fee-dih-lee-zuh-SOW?
Does the contract have a minimum term ("fidelização")?
THEY SAY
Sim, vinte e quatro meses.Seen, veent ee KWAH-troo MEH-zish.
Yes, twenty-four months.
They might also say:
Tem, sim. São vinte e quatro meses.
Tayn, seen. Sow veent ee KWAH-troo MEH-zish.
Yes, it does. Twenty-four months.
2
YOU REPLY
Há opção sem fidelização?
Uh op-SOW sayn fee-dih-lee-zuh-SOW?
Is there an option without a minimum term?
THEY SAY
Há, mas fica mais caro.Uh, mahsh FEE-kuh mighsh KAH-roo.
There is, but it costs more.
3
YOU REPLY
Quando é que vêm instalar a internet?
KWAHN-doo eh k vayn eensh-tuh-LAHR uh een-tir-NET?
When are they coming to install the internet?
THEY SAY
O técnico vai na terça, entre as duas e as seis.Oo TEK-nee-koo vigh nuh TEHR-suh, ayntr uhzh DOO-uhz ee uhsh saysh.
The technician will come on Tuesday, between two and six.
4
YOU REPLY
Está bem, eu fico em casa.
Shtah bayn, eh-oo FEE-koo ayn KAH-zuh.
All right, I'll be at home.
THEY SAY
Combinado.kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
They might also say:
Está combinado.
shtah kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It's agreed.
5
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.
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Words worth knowing
contrato
kohn-TRAH-too
noun
contract
tem
tayn
verb
have
fidelização
fee-dih-lee-zuh-SOW
noun
minimum-term commitment in a contract
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
meses
MEH-zish
noun
months
Há
Uh
verb
there is, there are
33 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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