Portuguese · A day at nursery
Your child had a quarrel with another child: what to say in Portuguese
The nursery teacher says your child had a quarrel with another child.
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How it's done. Quarrels at nursery are reported without drama: the main thing is to calmly find out what happened and sort it out together.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
Hoje o Ivan zangou-se com um colega.Ohzh oo Ee-VAHN zahn-GOH-s kohn oon koo-LEH-guh.
Today Ivan fell out with a classmate.
They might also say:
Houve uma briga por causa de um brinquedo.
Ov OO-muh BREE-guh poor KOW-zuh d oon breen-KEH-doo.
There was a fight over a toy.
YOU REPLY
O que aconteceu exatamente?
Oo k uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo ee-zuh-tuh-MAYNT?
What exactly happened?
THEY SAY
Os dois queriam o mesmo carrinho.Oozh doysh kih-REE-ow oo MEZH-moo kuh-REE-nyoo.
They both wanted the same little car.
2
YOU REPLY
E já estão bem?
Ee zhah shtow bayn?
And are they all right now?
THEY SAY
Já fizeram as pazes.Zhah fee-ZEH-row uhsh PAH-zish.
They've already made up.
3
YOU REPLY
Vou falar com ele em casa.
Voh fuh-LAHR kohn el ayn KAH-zuh.
I'll talk to him at home.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too 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
Hoje
Ohzh
adverb
today
zangou-se
zahn-GOH-s
verb
fell out, got angry
colega
koo-LEH-guh
noun
colleague
aconteceu
uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo
verb
happened
exatamente
ee-zuh-tuh-MAYNT
adverb
exactly
queriam
kih-REE-ow
verb
wanted
23 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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