Portuguese · Child is ill
Warn them about an allergy or special diet: what to say in Portuguese
Your child has an allergy or a special diet, and the nursery needs to know.
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How it's done. For an allergy the nursery usually asks for a medical certificate so the kitchen can prepare a separate menu.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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1
YOU START
O meu filho é alérgico ao leite.
Oo meh-oo FEE-lyoo eh uh-LEHR-zhee-koo ow layt.
My son is allergic to milk.
THEY SAY
Tem declaração médica?Tayn dih-kluh-ruh-SOW MEH-dee-kuh?
Do you have a medical certificate?
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, trago amanhã.
Seen, TRAH-goo uh-muh-NYAHN.
Yes, I'll bring it tomorrow.
THEY SAY
Vamos avisar a cozinha.VAH-mooz uh-vee-ZAHR uh koo-ZEE-nyuh.
We'll let the kitchen know.
They might also say:
Está bem, vamos avisar a cozinha.
Shtah bayn, VAH-moozh uh-vee-ZAHR uh koo-ZEE-nyuh.
All right, we'll let the kitchen know.
3
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado, é muito importante.
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo, eh MWEE-too eem-poor-TAHNT.
Thank you very much, it's very important.
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
filho
FEE-lyoo
noun
son
é
eh
verb
is
alérgico
uh-LEHR-zhee-koo
adjective
allergic (of a man)
leite
layt
noun
milk
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
declaração
dih-kluh-ruh-SOW
noun
certificate, declaration
14 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
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