Portuguese · Morning drop-off
Bring your child in and say hello to the nursery teacher: what to say in Portuguese
Morning: you bring your child to nursery and say hello to the nursery teacher.
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How it's done. A nursery teacher is an educadora, an assistant is an auxiliar; people address them by their first names.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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YOU START
Bom dia! Aqui está o Ivan.
Bohn DEE-uh! Uh-KEE shtah oo Ee-VAHN.
Good morning! Here's Ivan.
THEY SAY
Bom dia! Olá, Ivan, tudo bem?Bohn DEE-uh! Oh-LAH, Ee-VAHN, TOO-doo bayn?
Good morning! Hello, Ivan, how are you?
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YOU REPLY
Está um pouco cansado, acordou cedo.
Shtah oon POH-koo kahn-SAH-doo, uh-koor-DOH SEH-doo.
He's a little tired, he woke up early.
THEY SAY
Está bem, ficamos atentas.Shtah bayn, fee-KAH-mooz uh-TAYN-tuhsh.
All right, we'll keep an eye on him.
They might also say:
Está bem, não se preocupe.
Shtah bayn, now s pree-oo-KOOP.
All right, don't worry.
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado. Até logo!
Oh-bree-GAH-doo. Uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you. See you later!
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
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Aqui
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
bem
bayn
adverb
well
pouco
POH-koo
adverb
little (um pouco - a little)
13 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?
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
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