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No electricity: call the landlord: what to say in Portuguese
The power has gone off in the flat, and you phone the landlord.
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How it's done. First check the fuse box (quadro elétrico): often it's just a breaker (disjuntor) that has tripped.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
Estou? Diga.Shtoh? DEE-guh.
Hello? Go ahead.
They might also say:
Olá, está tudo bem?
Oh-LAH, shtah TOO-doo bayn?
Hi, is everything all right?
YOU REPLY
Olá. Ficámos sem luz em casa.
Oh-LAH. Fee-KAH-moosh sayn loozh ayn KAH-zuh.
Hi. We have no electricity at home.
Or say:Não há eletricidade no apartamento.
Now uh ee-lih-tree-see-DAHD noo uh-puhr-tuh-MAYN-too.
THEY SAY
É só na sua casa ou no prédio todo?Eh soh nuh SOO-uh KAH-zuh oh noo PREH-dyoo TOH-doo?
Is it only in your flat or the whole building?
2
YOU REPLY
Só na minha casa. Os vizinhos têm luz.
Soh nuh MEE-nyuh KAH-zuh. Oozh vee-ZEE-nyoozh tayn loosh.
Only in my flat. The neighbours have power.
THEY SAY
Já viu o quadro elétrico? Deve ter ido abaixo.Zhah vee-oo oo KWAH-droo ee-LEH-tree-koo? Dev tehr EE-doo uh-BIGH-shoo.
Have you looked at the fuse box? A breaker has probably tripped.
3
YOU REPLY
Onde é que fica o quadro?
Ohnd eh k FEE-kuh oo KWAH-droo?
Where's the fuse box?
THEY SAY
Fica na entrada, perto da porta.FEE-kuh nuh ayn-TRAH-duh, PEHR-too duh POR-tuh.
It's in the hall, near the door.
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YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
Estou
Shtoh
verb
I am
Diga
DEE-guh
verb
say
Ficámos
Fee-KAH-moosh
verb
(we) stayed (ficámos sem luz - we lost power)
luz
loozh
noun
light
casa
KAH-zuh
noun
house
É
Eh
verb
is
32 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 repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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