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Tenancy agreement: ask about unclear clauses: what to say in Portuguese

Before signing the tenancy agreement, you want to clarify the unclear clauses.

Senhorio7 linesLevel A2For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A tenancy agreement must be in writing; ask for time to read it at home and have it translated - that's normal.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
Posso levar o contrato para ler em casa?
POH-soo lvahr oo kohn-TRAH-too pruh lehr ayn KAH-zuh?
Can I take the contract home to read?
THEY SAY
Claro, fique com uma cópia.
KLAH-roo, feek kohn OO-muh KOH-pyuh.
Of course, keep a copy.
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2
YOU REPLY
Não percebo esta cláusula. Pode explicar?
Now pir-SEH-boo ESH-tuh KLOW-zoo-luh. Pod shplee-KAHR?
I don't understand this clause. Can you explain?
THEY SAY
Diz que o contrato é por um ano.
Deesh k oo kohn-TRAH-too eh poor oon AH-noo.
It says the contract is for one year.
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3
YOU REPLY
E se eu quiser sair antes?
Ee s eh-oo kee-ZEHR suh-EER AHN-tish?
And if I want to leave early?
THEY SAY
Tem de avisar com antecedência.
Tayn d uh-vee-ZAHR kohn ahn-tih-sih-DAYN-syuh.
You have to give notice in advance.
They might also say:
Está na cláusula oito.
Shtah nuh KLOW-zoo-luh OY-too.
It's in clause eight.
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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!

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Words worth knowing

Posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
levar
lvahr
verb
to take with you, to take away
contrato
kohn-TRAH-too
noun
contract
ler
lehr
verb
to read
casa
KAH-zuh
noun
house
Claro
KLAH-roo
adverb
of course

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 escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?

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