Portuguese · Picking up your child
Ask what your child ate and whether they slept: what to say in Portuguese
When collecting the child, you want to know whether they ate and had a nap in the day.
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How it's done. Many nurseries keep a daily record of food and sleep - they show it to parents or post it in an app.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
YOU START
Ele comeu bem hoje?
El koo-MEH-oo bayn ohzh?
Did he eat well today?
THEY SAY
Não quis comer o peixe.Now keesh koo-MEHR oo paysh.
He didn't want to eat the fish.
2
YOU REPLY
Em casa também não gosta de peixe.
Ayn KAH-zuh tuhm-BAYN now GOSH-tuh d paysh.
At home he doesn't like fish either.
THEY SAY
Mas comeu a sopa toda.Mahsh koo-MEH-oo uh SOH-puh TOH-duh.
But he ate all of his soup.
3
YOU REPLY
Ele dormiu a sesta?
El door-MEE-oo uh SESH-tuh?
Did he have a nap?
THEY SAY
Dormiu uma hora e meia.Door-MEE-oo OO-muh OH-ruh ee MAY-uh.
He slept for an hour and a half.
They might also say:
Dormiu bem, uma hora e meia.
Door-MEE-oo bayn, OO-muh OH-ruh ee MAY-uh.
He slept well, an hour and a half.
4
YOU FINISH
Ótimo, obrigado!
OH-tee-moo, oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Great, 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
comeu
koo-MEH-oo
verb
ate (did you eat?)
bem
bayn
adverb
well
hoje
ohzh
adverb
today
Não
Now
adverb
no
quis
keesh
verb
wanted
comer
koo-MEHR
verb
to eat
20 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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