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Enrol your child at the nursery: documents: what to say in Portuguese
You want to enrol your child at nursery and ask about places and documents.
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How it's done. There's often a shortage of places in state nurseries - ask about enrolment in advance and get on the waiting list.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
Queria inscrever a minha filha. Há vagas?
KREE-uh eensh-krih-VEHR uh MEE-nyuh FEE-lyuh. Uh VAH-guhsh?
I'd like to enrol my daughter. Are there places?
THEY SAY
Que idade tem a criança?K ee-DAHD tayn uh kree-AHN-suh?
How old is the child?
2
YOU REPLY
Tem três anos.
Tayn trez AH-noosh.
She's three.
THEY SAY
Neste momento só lista de espera.Nesht moo-MAYN-too soh LEESH-tuh d SHPEH-ruh.
At the moment there's only a waiting list.
3
YOU REPLY
Que documentos são precisos?
K doo-koo-MAYN-toosh sow prih-SIH-zoosh?
Which documents are needed?
THEY SAY
Boletim de vacinas, documentos e comprovativo de morada.Boo-lih-TEEN d vuh-SEE-nuhsh, doo-koo-MAYN-tooz ee kohn-proo-vuh-TIH-voo d moo-RAH-duh.
Vaccination record, documents and proof of address.
4
YOU REPLY
Como é que faço a inscrição?
KOH-moo eh k FAH-soo uh eensh-kree-SOW?
How do I enrol?
THEY SAY
Preencha este formulário e depois ligamos.Pree-AYN-shuh esht foor-moo-LAH-ryoo ee dih-POYZH lee-GAH-moosh.
Fill in this form and then we'll call.
They might also say:
Preencha este formulário e depois nós ligamos.
Pree-AYN-shuh esht foor-moo-LAH-ryoo ee dih-POYZH nozh lee-GAH-moosh.
Fill in this form and then we'll call you.
5
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
inscrever
eensh-krih-VEHR
verb
to enrol, to register
filha
FEE-lyuh
noun
daughter
Há
Uh
verb
there is, there are
vagas
VAH-guhsh
noun
free places
idade
ee-DAHD
noun
age
33 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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