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The landlord wants to raise the rent: what to say in Portuguese
The landlord says they want to raise the rent.
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How it's done. A rent increase has to be notified in writing and comply with the contract and the law - ask for a letter and don't agree straight away.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
A partir de janeiro, a renda passa para oitocentos e cinquenta.Uh puhr-TEER d zhuh-NAY-roo, uh RAYN-duh PAH-suh pruh oy-too-SAYN-tooz ee seen-KWAYN-tuh.
From January, the rent goes up to eight hundred and fifty.
They might also say:
Vou ter de aumentar a renda.
Voh tehr d ow-mayn-TAHR uh RAYN-duh.
I'm going to have to raise the rent.
YOU REPLY
Quanto é o aumento?
KWAHN-too eh oo ow-MAYN-too?
How much is the increase?
THEY SAY
São mais cinquenta euros por mês.Sow mighsh seen-KWAYN-tuh EH-oo-roosh poor mesh.
It's fifty euros more a month.
2
YOU REPLY
Pode enviar isso por escrito?
Pod ayn-vee-AHR EE-soo poor SHKREE-too?
Can you send that in writing?
THEY SAY
Sim, envio uma carta.Seen, ayn-VEE-oo OO-muh KAHR-tuh.
Yes, I'll send a letter.
3
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
partir
puhr-TEER
verb
a partir de - starting from
janeiro
zhuh-NAY-roo
noun
January
renda
RAYN-duh
noun
rent
passa
PAH-suh
verb
happens (o que se passa - what's going on)
é
eh
verb
is
aumento
ow-MAYN-too
noun
increase, raise
22 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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