Portuguese · Picking up your child
The teacher tells you how the day went: what to say in Portuguese
You're collecting the child, and the nursery teacher tells you how the day went.
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How it's done. The most common phrases from nursery staff: portou-se bem - behaved well, brincou muito - played a lot.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
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Hoje correu muito bem!Ohzh koo-REH-oo MWEE-too bayn!
Today went very well!
They might also say:
O Ivan portou-se bem e brincou muito.
Oo Ee-VAHN poor-TOH-s bayn ee breen-KOH MWEE-too.
Ivan behaved well and played a lot.
YOU REPLY
Que bom! Ele chorou muito de manhã?
K bohn! El shoo-ROH MWEE-too d muh-NYAHN?
How nice! Did he cry much this morning?
THEY SAY
Só um bocadinho de manhã.Soh oon boo-kuh-DEE-nyoo d muh-NYAHN.
Only a little in the morning.
They might also say:
Não, esteve sempre animado.
Now, shtev sempr uh-nee-MAH-doo.
No, he was cheerful the whole time.
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YOU FINISH
Que bom! Obrigado.
K bohn! Oh-bree-GAH-doo.
How good! 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
Hoje
Ohzh
adverb
today
correu
koo-REH-oo
verb
went (correu bem - it went well)
muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
bem
bayn
adverb
well
bom
bohn
adjective
good
chorou
shoo-ROH
verb
cried
8 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?
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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