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The landlord asks about noise or neighbours' complaints: what to say in Portuguese
The landlord says the neighbours have complained about noise.
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How it's done. Portuguese buildings have thin walls and floors: it isn't the custom to make noise after 11 pm, and footsteps and furniture are easily heard from below.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Os vizinhos queixaram-se do barulho.Oozh vee-ZEE-nyoozh kay-SHAH-row-s doo buh-ROO-lyoo.
The neighbours have complained about the noise.
They might also say:
Há barulho à noite, depois das onze?
Uh buh-ROO-lyoo uh noyt, dih-POYZH duhz ohnz?
Is there noise at night, after eleven?
YOU REPLY
Desculpe, não sabíamos. Vamos ter cuidado.
Dish-KOOLP, now suh-BEE-uh-moosh. VAH-moosh tehr kooy-DAH-doo.
Sorry, we didn't know. We'll be careful.
Or say:São as crianças a brincar. Vamos falar com elas.
Sow uhsh kree-AHN-suhz uh breen-KAHR. VAH-moosh fuh-LAHR kohn EH-luhsh.
THEY SAY
Pode pôr feltros nas cadeiras.Pod por FEL-troozh nuhsh kuh-DAY-ruhsh.
You can put felt pads on the chairs.
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YOU FINISH
Boa ideia, vamos pôr.
BOH-uh ee-DAY-uh, VAH-moosh por.
Good idea, we'll put some on.
THEY SAY
Agradeço a compreensão.Uh-gruh-DEH-soo uh kom-pree-ayn-SOW.
I appreciate your understanding.
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
vizinhos
vee-ZEE-nyoozh
noun
neighbours
queixaram-se
kay-SHAH-row-s
verb
complained
barulho
buh-ROO-lyoo
noun
noise
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
não
now
adverb
no
sabíamos
suh-BEE-uh-moosh
verb
(we) knew
15 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?
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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