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The gas water heater (esquentador) has broken down: what to say in Portuguese
The gas water heater (esquentador) has broken - there's no hot water.
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How it's done. Esquentador - a gas water heater, common in Portuguese flats; caldeira - a boiler, termoacumulador - an electric water tank.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 esquentador avariou. Não há água quente.
Oo shkayn-tuh-DOR uh-vuh-RYOH. Now uh AH-gwuh kaynt.
The water heater has broken. There's no hot water.
Or say:O esquentador liga e desliga.
Oo shkayn-tuh-DOR LEE-guh ee dizh-LEE-guh.
THEY SAY
Já viu se tem gás?Zhah vee-oo s tayn gahsh?
Have you checked whether there's gas?
They might also say:
Já viu se há gás?
Zhah vee-oo s uh gahsh?
Have you checked whether there's gas?
2
YOU REPLY
Tem gás, já vi.
Tayn gahsh, zhah vee.
There's gas, I've checked.
THEY SAY
Vou mandar um técnico.Voh mahn-DAHR oon TEK-nee-koo.
I'll send a technician.
3
YOU REPLY
Quando é que o técnico vem?
KWAHN-doo eh k oo TEK-nee-koo vayn?
When is the technician coming?
THEY SAY
Amanhã de manhã.Uh-muh-NYAHN d muh-NYAHN.
Tomorrow morning.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até amanhã!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH uh-muh-NYAHN!
Thank you, see you tomorrow!
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
esquentador
shkayn-tuh-DOR
noun
gas water heater
avariou
uh-vuh-RYOH
verb
broke down
Não
Now
adverb
no
há
uh
verb
there is, there are
água
AH-gwuh
noun
water
quente
kaynt
adjective
hot, warm
20 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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