Portuguese · Picking up your child
Your child fell over: the teacher explains what happened: what to say in Portuguese
The child fell, and the nursery teacher explains what happened.
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How it's done. Nurseries usually report falls and injuries straight away; for a serious bump they phone the parents during the day.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
O Ivan caiu no recreio, mas não foi nada.Oo Ee-VAHN kuh-EE-oo noo rih-KRAY-oo, mahzh now foy NAH-duh.
Ivan fell in the playground, but it's nothing.
YOU REPLY
Como é que aconteceu?
KOH-moo eh k uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo?
How did it happen?
THEY SAY
Estava a correr e tropeçou.SHTAH-vuh uh koo-REHR ee troo-pih-SOH.
He was running and tripped.
They might also say:
Tropeçou quando estava a correr.
Troo-pih-SOH KWAHN-doo SHTAH-vuh uh koo-REHR.
He tripped while he was running.
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YOU REPLY
Ele está bem agora?
El shtah bayn uh-GOH-ruh?
Is he all right now?
THEY SAY
Está ótimo, já nem se lembra.Shtah OH-tee-moo, zhah nayn s LEM-bruh.
He's fine, he doesn't even remember it.
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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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
caiu
kuh-EE-oo
verb
fell
recreio
rih-KRAY-oo
noun
break, outdoor play (at nursery, school)
não
now
adverb
no
foi
foy
verb
was
Como
KOH-moo
adverb
how
é
eh
verb
is
24 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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