Portuguese · Morning drop-off
Your child cries at drop-off and the teacher calms them down: what to say in Portuguese
The child cries when you leave, and the nursery teacher reassures you.
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How it's done. Staff usually advise saying goodbye briefly and calmly: a long goodbye makes the tears worse.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Não se preocupe, isto já passa.Now s pree-oo-KOOP, EESH-too zhah PAH-suh.
Don't worry, this will pass soon.
They might also say:
Pode ir descansado, ele fica bem.
Pod eer dish-kahn-SAH-doo, el FEE-kuh bayn.
You can go with peace of mind, he'll be fine.
É normal nas primeiras semanas.
Eh noor-MAHL nuhsh pree-MAY-ruhsh sih-MAH-nuhsh.
It's normal in the first few weeks.
YOU REPLY
Obrigado. Pode ligar-me se continuar a chorar?
Oh-bree-GAH-doo. Pod lee-GAHR-m s kohn-tee-noo-AHR uh shoo-RAHR?
Thank you. Can you phone me if he keeps crying?
THEY SAY
Claro, eu ligo.KLAH-roo, eh-oo LEE-goo.
Of course, I'll call.
2
YOU REPLY
Ele ainda não percebe português.
El uh-EEN-duh now pir-SEB poor-too-GESH.
He doesn't understand Portuguese yet.
THEY SAY
Não faz mal, as crianças aprendem depressa.Now fahzh mahl, uhsh kree-AHN-suhz uh-PRAYN-dayn dih-PREH-suh.
It doesn't matter, children learn quickly.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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.
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Words worth knowing
Não
Now
adverb
no
preocupe
pree-oo-KOOP
verb
worry (não se preocupe - don't worry)
já
zhah
adverb
already
passa
PAH-suh
verb
happens (o que se passa - what's going on)
Pode
Pod
verb
can
ligar-me
lee-GAHR-m
verb
to call me
21 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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