Portuguese · Elevador e escadas
A neighbour asks about your children: what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour sees you with your children and asks about them.
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How it's done. Portuguese people love children and often talk to them - it's just friendliness.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
Que menino tão giro! Quantos anos tem?K mee-NEE-noo tow ZHEE-roo! KWAHN-tooz AH-noosh tayn?
What a lovely little boy! How old is he?
They might also say:
Que menino lindo! Que idade tem?
K mih-NEE-noo LEEN-doo! K ee-DAHD tayn?
What a lovely little boy! How old is he?
YOU REPLY
Tem seis anos.
Tayn sayz AH-noosh.
He's six.
THEY SAY
E já fala português?Ee zhah FAH-luh poor-too-GESH?
And does he speak Portuguese yet?
2
YOU REPLY
Já, sim. Aprende depressa.
Zhah, seen. Uh-PRAYND dih-PREH-suh.
Yes, he does. He learns quickly.
THEY SAY
Que amor! Aproveite, crescem tão depressa.K uh-MOR! Uh-proo-VAYT, KRESH-sayn tow dih-PREH-suh.
How sweet! Enjoy it, they grow up so fast.
3
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
menino
mee-NEE-noo
noun
boy
tão
tow
adverb
so, such
giro
ZHEE-roo
adjective
nice, cute
anos
AH-noosh
noun
years
tem
tayn
verb
have
já
zhah
adverb
already
14 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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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