Portuguese · Child is ill
Say that your child is ill and will not come in: what to say in Portuguese
The child is ill, and you phone to say they won't be in today.
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How it's done. Let the nursery know about an absence in the morning: they plan meals and activities.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Jardim de infância, bom dia.Zhuhr-DEEN d een-FAHN-syuh, bohn DEE-uh.
Nursery, good morning.
They might also say:
Bom dia, diga.
Bohn DEE-uh, DEE-guh.
Good morning, go ahead.
YOU REPLY
Bom dia. O Ivan está doente, hoje não vai.
Bohn DEE-uh. Oo Ee-VAHN shtah doo-AYNT, ohzh now vigh.
Good morning. Ivan is ill, he won't be coming today.
Or say:A Sofia tem febre, fica em casa.
Uh Soo-FEE-uh tayn febr, FEE-kuh ayn KAH-zuh.
THEY SAY
As melhoras! Fica anotado.Uhzh mih-LYOH-ruhsh! FEE-kuh uh-noo-TAH-doo.
Get well soon! Noted.
They might also say:
Traga declaração médica quando voltar.
TRAH-guh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW MEH-dee-kuh KWAHN-doo vool-TAHR.
Bring a doctor's note when they come back.
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YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
Jardim
Zhuhr-DEEN
noun
garden, park
infância
een-FAHN-syuh
noun
childhood (jardim de infância - nursery school)
bom
bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
doente
doo-AYNT
adjective
ill, sick
12 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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