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The repairman gives a price and how long the job will take: what to say in Portuguese
The plumber gives the price and how long the repair will take.
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How it's done. Ask for an invoice (fatura) with your NIF - the landlord or the insurer will need it.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
Fica em setenta euros, com a peça.FEE-kuh ayn sih-TAYN-tuh EH-oo-roosh, kohn uh PEH-suh.
It comes to seventy euros, with the part.
YOU REPLY
Com fatura?
Kohn fuh-TOO-ruh?
With an invoice?
THEY SAY
Com fatura é mais o IVA.Kohn fuh-TOO-ruh eh mighz oo EE-vuh.
With an invoice it's plus VAT.
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YOU REPLY
Está bem. Quanto tempo demora?
Shtah bayn. KWAHN-too TEM-poo dih-MOH-ruh?
All right. How long will it take?
THEY SAY
Demora umas duas horas.Dih-MOH-ruh OO-muhzh DOO-uhz OH-ruhsh.
It takes about two hours.
They might also say:
Só amanhã, hoje não tenho a peça.
Soh uh-muh-NYAHN, ohzh now TEH-nyoo uh PEH-suh.
Only tomorrow, I don't have the part today.
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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.
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Words worth knowing
Fica
FEE-kuh
verb
will be
euros
EH-oo-roosh
noun
euros
peça
PEH-suh
noun
part, spare part
fatura
fuh-TOO-ruh
noun
receipt, invoice
é
eh
verb
is
mais
mighz
adverb
more
15 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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