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A neighbour asks if you are new in the building: what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour notices a new face in the building and starts talking.
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How it's done. Introducing yourself to the neighbours after moving in is good manners: Sou o novo vizinho do terceiro - "I'm the new neighbour from the third floor".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
É o novo vizinho?Eh oo NOH-voo vee-ZEE-nyoo?
Are you the new neighbour?
They might also say:
Mudou-se agora para cá?
Moo-DOH-s uh-GOH-ruh pruh kah?
Have you just moved in?
YOU REPLY
Sim, moro no terceiro esquerdo.
Seen, MOH-roo noo tir-SAY-roo SHKEHR-doo.
Yes, I live on the third floor, on the left.
THEY SAY
Seja bem-vindo! Qualquer coisa, estou no quarto.SEH-zhuh bigh-VEEN-doo! Kwuhl-KEHR KOY-zuh, shtoh noo KWAHR-too.
Welcome! If you need anything, I'm on the fourth floor.
They might also say:
Se precisar de alguma coisa, diga.
S prih-sih-ZAHR d uhl-GOO-muh KOY-zuh, DEE-guh.
If you need anything, just say.
2
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
É
Eh
verb
is
novo
NOH-voo
adjective
new
vizinho
vee-ZEE-nyoo
noun
neighbour
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
moro
MOH-roo
verb
(I) live
esquerdo
SHKEHR-doo
adjective
left (of a flat: on the left)
10 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
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