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The landlord asks how many people will live there: what to say in Portuguese
At the viewing the owner asks how many people will be living in the flat.
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How it's done. Landlords are often picky about tenants: briefly tell them about your family and work - it improves your chances.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
Quantas pessoas vão viver aqui?KWAHN-tuhsh pih-SOH-uhzh vow vee-VEHR uh-KEE?
How many people will be living here?
They might also say:
É para si e para quem mais?
Eh pruh see ee pruh kayn mighsh?
Is it for you and who else?
YOU REPLY
Somos três: eu, o meu marido e o nosso filho.
SOH-moosh tresh: eh-oo, oo meh-oo muh-RIH-doo ee oo NOH-soo FEE-lyoo.
There are three of us: me, my husband and our son.
THEY SAY
Têm animais?Tayn uh-nee-MIGHSH?
Do you have any pets?
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YOU REPLY
Não, não temos animais.
Now, now TEH-mooz uh-nee-MIGHSH.
No, we don't have any pets.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too 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
pessoas
pih-SOH-uhzh
noun
people
vão
vow
verb
(they) will go
viver
vee-VEHR
verb
to live
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
Somos
SOH-moosh
verb
(we) are
marido
muh-RIH-doo
noun
husband
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?
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