Portuguese · Parties and payments
An invitation to a party: what to bring: what to say in Portuguese
The nursery is preparing a party and asks parents to bring something.
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How it's done. For nursery parties parents often bring something for the table; at Carnival the children are dressed up in costumes.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
Na sexta há festa de Natal.Nuh SAYSH-tuh uh FESH-tuh d nuh-TAHL.
On Friday there's a Christmas party.
They might also say:
Cada família traz alguma coisa para o lanche.
KAH-duh fuh-MEE-lyuh trahzh uhl-GOO-muh KOY-zuh pruh oo lahnsh.
Each family brings something for the snack.
YOU REPLY
O que é que posso trazer?
Oo k eh k POH-soo truh-ZEHR?
What can I bring?
THEY SAY
Pode trazer sumos ou fruta.Pod truh-ZEHR SOO-mooz oh FROO-tuh.
You can bring juice or fruit.
2
YOU REPLY
Posso trazer um bolo ucraniano?
POH-soo truh-ZEHR oon BOH-loo oo-kruh-nee-AH-noo?
Can I bring a Ukrainian cake?
THEY SAY
Que boa ideia! As crianças vão adorar.K BOH-uh ee-DAY-uh! Uhsh kree-AHN-suhzh vow uh-doo-RAHR.
What a good idea! The children will love it.
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
sexta
SAYSH-tuh
noun
Friday (sexta-feira)
há
uh
verb
there is, there are
festa
FESH-tuh
noun
party
Natal
nuh-TAHL
noun
Christmas
é
eh
verb
is
posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
19 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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