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The repairman asks what exactly happened: what to say in Portuguese
The plumber has arrived and asks what exactly has happened.
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How it's done. If you lack the words, just show them: Olhe, é aqui - "Look, it's here".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
Então, qual é o problema?Ayn-TOW, kwahl eh oo proo-BLEH-muh?
So, what's the problem?
YOU REPLY
Olhe, é aqui. Está a sair água por baixo.
Oly, eh uh-KEE. Shtah uh suh-EER AH-gwuh poor BIGH-shoo.
Look, it's here. Water is coming out from underneath.
THEY SAY
Desde quando está assim?Dezhd KWAHN-doo shtah uh-SEEN?
Since when has it been like this?
2
YOU REPLY
Começou ontem à noite.
Koo-mih-SOH OHN-tayn uh noyt.
It started last night.
THEY SAY
É a borracha. Troco já.Eh uh boo-RAH-shuh. TROH-koo zhah.
It's the washer. I'll replace it now.
They might also say:
Tenho de encomendar a peça.
TEH-nyoo d ayn-koo-mayn-DAHR uh PEH-suh.
I'll have to order the part.
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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!
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
Então
Ayn-TOW
adverb
then
é
eh
verb
is
problema
proo-BLEH-muh
noun
problem
Olhe
Oly
verb
look
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
20 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode mostrar-me?
Pod moosh-TRAHRM?
Can you show me?
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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