Portuguese · A day at nursery
Other parents outside the nursery: small talk: what to say in Portuguese
Outside the nursery other parents strike up a conversation with you.
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How it's done. Parents at nursery often get to know each other through the children: De quem é a mãe? - "Whose mum are you?" - is a common way to start a conversation.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
The first phrase is open: tap ▶ to listen, or “Show” to show it to the other person. The rest of the dialogue is in the course in the app.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Olá! É o pai do Ivan, não é?Oh-LAH! Eh oo pigh doo Ee-VAHN, now eh?
Hi! You're Ivan's mum or dad, aren't you?
YOU REPLY
Sim, sou eu! Somos da Ucrânia.
Seen, soh eh-oo! SOH-moozh duh oo-KRAH-nyuh.
Yes, that's me! We're from Ukraine.
THEY SAY
Fala muito bem! Temos de combinar um lanche.FAH-luh MWEE-too bayn! TEH-moozh d kom-bee-NAHR oon lahnsh.
You speak very well! We must arrange a snack together sometime.
2
YOU REPLY
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
THEY SAY
Eles dão-se muito bem.EH-lizh dow-s MWEE-too bayn.
They get on very well.
They might also say:
Os nossos filhos dão-se muito bem.
Oozh NOH-soosh FEE-loosh dow-s MWEE-too bayn.
Our children get on very well.
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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
É
Eh
verb
is
pai
pigh
noun
dad, father
não
now
adverb
no
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
sou
soh
verb
(I) am
Somos
SOH-moozh
verb
(we) are
25 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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