Portuguese · Festa de anos
"I'm nearby, call me if anything happens": what to say in Portuguese
You're leaving but staying nearby, and ask them to phone if anything happens.
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How it's done. Qualquer coisa, ligue-me - "if anything, call me": that's what you say when you leave your child and will be nearby.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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YOU START
Estamos aqui perto. Qualquer coisa, ligue-me.
SHTAH-mooz uh-KEE PEHR-too. Kwuhl-KEHR KOY-zuh, leeg-m.
We're nearby. If anything happens, call me.
Or say:Fico aqui por perto. Se precisar, ligue-me.
FEE-koo uh-KEE poor PEHR-too. S prih-see-ZAHR, leeg-m.
THEY SAY
Está bem, pode deixar.Shtah bayn, pod day-SHAHR.
All right, leave it with me.
They might also say:
Fique descansado, eu ligo.
Feek dish-kahn-SAH-doo, eh-oo LEE-goo.
Don't worry, I'll call.
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YOU REPLY
Vou ali ao café, aqui ao lado.
Voh uh-LEE ow kuh-FEH, uh-KEE ow LAH-doo.
I'll be at the café over there, next door.
THEY SAY
Tem o meu número?Tayn oo meh-oo NOOM-roo?
Do you have my number?
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YOU FINISH
Tenho, sim. Obrigado.
TEH-nyoo, seen. Oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Yes, I do. 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
Estamos
SHTAH-mooz
verb
(we) are, are located
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
perto
PEHR-too
adverb
near, close
coisa
KOY-zuh
noun
thing
ligue-me
leeg-m
verb
call me
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
16 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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