Portuguese · A day at nursery
Ask what they did today: what to say in Portuguese
You want to find out what the children did today.
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How it's done. Many nurseries send photos and the day's news in an app or parents' group - ask whether there is one.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
YOU START
O que é que fizeram hoje?
Oo k eh k fee-ZEH-row ohzh?
What did they do today?
THEY SAY
Hoje fizemos desenhos.Ohzh fee-ZEH-moozh dih-ZEH-nyoosh.
Today we drew pictures.
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YOU REPLY
Que bom! Há fotografias?
K bohn! Uh foo-too-gruh-FEE-uhsh?
Lovely! Are there any photographs?
THEY SAY
Pusemos as fotos na aplicação.Poo-ZEH-mooz uhsh FOH-toosh nuh uh-plee-kuh-SOW.
We've put the photos in the app.
They might also say:
As fotos estão na aplicação.
Uhsh FOH-toosh shtow nuh uh-plee-kuh-SOW.
The photos are in the app.
3
YOU FINISH
Que giro! Obrigado.
K ZHEE-roo! Oh-bree-GAH-doo.
How lovely! Thank you.
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
é
eh
verb
is
fizeram
fee-ZEH-row
verb
did, made
hoje
ohzh
adverb
today
fizemos
fee-ZEH-moozh
verb
(we) did, were doing
desenhos
dih-ZEH-nyoosh
noun
drawings
bom
bohn
adjective
good
11 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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