Portuguese · Festa de anos
Your child is staying at the party: what time to pick up: what to say in Portuguese
Your child is being left at the party, and you ask the hosts what time to collect them.
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How it's done. At this kind of party the child is usually left on their own, so ask in advance what time to collect them.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
A que horas venho buscar o Ivan?
Uh k OH-ruhsh VEH-nyoo boos-KAHR oo Ee-VAHN?
What time shall I come to pick up Ivan?
THEY SAY
A festa acaba às seis.Uh FESH-tuh uh-KAH-buh uhsh saysh.
The party ends at six.
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YOU REPLY
Posso chegar um pouco mais cedo?
POH-soo shih-GAHR oon POH-koo mighsh SEH-doo?
Can I come a little earlier?
THEY SAY
Pode vir às cinco e meia.Pod veer uhsh SEEN-koo ee MAY-uh.
You can come at half past five.
They might also say:
Sim, pode vir às cinco e meia.
Seen, pod veer uhsh SEEN-koo ee MAY-uh.
Yes, you can come at half past five.
3
YOU FINISH
Combinado, obrigado.
Kom-bee-NAH-doo, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Agreed, thank you.
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
horas
OH-ruhsh
noun
hours
venho
VEH-nyoo
verb
(I) come, I will come
buscar
boos-KAHR
verb
to collect, to fetch
festa
FESH-tuh
noun
party
acaba
uh-KAH-buh
verb
ends, runs out (of a battery)
Posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
18 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?
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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