Portuguese · Festa de anos
Wish the birthday child well (Parabéns) and hand over a present: what to say in Portuguese
You've brought your child to a birthday party and congratulate the birthday child with a present.
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How it's done. A birthday present in Portugal is simple and often symbolic, and sometimes there isn't one at all - this surprises Ukrainians.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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YOU START
Parabéns! Isto é para ti.
Puh-ruh-BAYNSH! EESH-too eh pruh tee.
Happy birthday! This is for you.
Or say:Parabéns! Este presente é para ti.
Puh-ruh-BAYNSH! Esht prih-ZAYNT eh pruh tee.
THEY SAY
Oh, não era preciso!Oh, now EH-ruh prih-SEE-zoo!
Oh, you shouldn't have!
They might also say:
Que fixe! Vem brincar!
K feesh! Vayn brihn-KAHR!
Cool! Come and play!
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YOU REPLY
Quantos anos fazes?
KWAHN-tooz AH-noosh FAH-zish?
How old are you?
THEY SAY
Faço seis anos!FAH-soo sayz AH-noosh!
I'm six!
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YOU FINISH
Brinca muito!
BRIHN-kuh MWEE-too!
Have fun!
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
é
eh
verb
is
não
now
adverb
no
era
EH-ruh
verb
was, used to be
preciso
prih-SEE-zoo
verb
(I) need
anos
AH-noosh
noun
years
fazes
FAH-zish
verb
you do (quantos anos fazes: how old are you turning)
10 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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