Portuguese · Morning drop-off
Say that you will pick your child up earlier: what to say in Portuguese
Today you need to pick the child up early, and you let the nursery know in the morning.
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How it's done. It's better to mention an early pick-up in the morning: the child will be got ready and won't be in the middle of a nap or lunch.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
Hoje venho buscá-lo mais cedo.
Ohzh VEH-nyoo boosh-KAH-loo mighsh SEH-doo.
Today I'm coming to pick him up earlier.
THEY SAY
Tem consulta no médico?Tayn kohn-SOOL-tuh noo MEH-dee-koo?
Do you have a doctor's appointment?
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YOU REPLY
Sim, tem consulta às quatro.
Seen, tayn kohn-SOOL-tuh uhsh KWAH-troo.
Yes, he has an appointment at four.
Or say:Não, vamos viajar.
Now, VAH-moozh vyuh-ZHAHR.
THEY SAY
Está bem, fica anotado.Shtah bayn, FEE-kuh uh-noo-TAH-doo.
All right, noted.
They might also say:
Combinado, fica anotado.
Kom-bee-NAH-doo, FEE-kuh uh-noo-TAH-doo.
Agreed, noted.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too 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
Hoje
Ohzh
adverb
today
venho
VEH-nyoo
verb
(I) come, I will come
buscá-lo
boosh-KAH-loo
verb
to collect him
mais
mighsh
adverb
more
cedo
SEH-doo
adverb
early
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
11 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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