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Mould in the flat: complain to the landlord: what to say in Portuguese
Mould has appeared on the walls, and you complain to the landlord.
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How it's done. Mould (bolor) and damp are a common problem in Portuguese flats in winter; airing the rooms and a dehumidifier (desumidificador) help.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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YOU START
Há bolor nas paredes do quarto.
Uh boo-LOR nuhsh puh-REH-dizh doo KWAHR-too.
There's mould on the bedroom walls.
Or say:A casa tem muita humidade.
Uh KAH-zuh tayn MWEE-tuh oo-mee-DAHD.
THEY SAY
Tem de abrir as janelas todos os dias.Tayn d uh-BREER uhzh zhuh-NEH-luhsh TOH-dooz oozh DEE-uhsh.
You have to open the windows every day.
2
YOU REPLY
Já abrimos, mas não chega.
Zhah uh-BREE-moozh, mahzh now SHEH-guh.
We do open them, but it's not enough.
THEY SAY
Vou mandar pintar com tinta anti-bolor.Voh mahn-DAHR peen-TAHR kohn TEEN-tuh AHN-tee-boo-LOR.
I'll have it painted with anti-mould paint.
3
YOU REPLY
As crianças dormem nesse quarto.
Uhsh kree-AHN-suhzh DOR-mayn nes KWAHR-too.
The children sleep in that room.
THEY SAY
Está bem, vou tratar disso.Shtah bayn, voh truh-TAHR DEE-soo.
All right, I'll deal with it.
They might also say:
Compre um desumidificador, eu pago metade.
Kompr oon dih-zoo-mee-dee-fee-kuh-DOR, eh-oo PAH-goo mih-TAHD.
Buy a dehumidifier, I'll pay half.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Há
Uh
verb
there is, there are
bolor
boo-LOR
noun
mould
paredes
puh-REH-dizh
noun
walls
quarto
KWAHR-too
noun
quarter
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
abrir
uh-BREER
verb
to open
29 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?
Pode mostrar-me?
Pod moosh-TRAHRM?
Can you show me?
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