Portuguese · Festa de anos
The host talks about the cake and juice and asks about allergies: what to say in Portuguese
The host explains what's next: games, then cake and juice, and asks about allergies.
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How it's done. After the games the children are given crisps (batatas fritas), cake and juice.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
Primeiro eles brincam, depois há bolo e sumo.Pree-MAY-roo EH-lizh BRIHN-kow, dih-POYZ uh BOH-loo ee SOO-moo.
First they play, then there's cake and juice.
They might also say:
Há batatas fritas, bolo e sumo para todos.
Uh buh-TAH-tuhsh FREE-tuhsh, BOH-loo ee SOO-moo pruh TOH-doosh.
There are crisps, cake and juice for everyone.
YOU REPLY
Perfeito, obrigado.
Pehr-FAY-too, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Perfect, thank you.
THEY SAY
Alguma alergia ou algo que não possam comer?Uhl-GOO-muh uh-lehr-ZHEE-uh oh AHL-goo k now POH-sow koo-MEHR?
Any allergies or anything they can't eat?
They might also say:
Alguma alergia?
Uhl-GOO-muh uh-lehr-ZHEE-uh?
Any allergies?
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YOU REPLY
Não, pode comer tudo.
Now, pod koo-MEHR TOO-doo.
No, they can eat everything.
Or say:Sim, tem alergia a ovo.
Seen, tayn uh-lehr-ZHEE-uh uh OH-voo.
THEY SAY
Fica anotado.FEE-kuh uh-noo-TAH-doo.
Noted.
They might also say:
Está registado.
shtah rih-zheesh-TAH-doo.
It's registered.
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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
brincam
BRIHN-kow
verb
(they) play
depois
dih-POYZ
adverb
then, after
há
uh
verb
there is, there are
bolo
BOH-loo
noun
cake, pastry
sumo
SOO-moo
noun
juice
Perfeito
Pehr-FAY-too
adjective
perfect
16 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't 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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