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A neighbour asks where you are from: what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour hears your accent and asks where you're from.
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How it's done. Portuguese people are often genuinely interested in Ukraine and supportive - a good chance to get to know each other better.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
Desculpe, é de onde?Dish-KOOLP, eh d ohnd?
Excuse me, where are you from?
They might also say:
Não é português, pois não?
Now eh poor-too-GESH, poyzh now?
You're not Portuguese, are you?
YOU REPLY
Sou da Ucrânia.
Soh duh oo-KRAH-nyuh.
I'm from Ukraine.
Or say:Sou ucraniano, de Kyiv.
Soh oo-kruh-nee-AH-noo, d KEEV.
THEY SAY
Ah, da Ucrânia! Está cá há muito tempo?Uh, duh oo-KRAH-nyuh! Shtah kah uh MWEE-too TEM-poo?
Ah, from Ukraine! Have you been here long?
2
YOU REPLY
Há dois anos.
Uh doyz AH-noosh.
Two years.
THEY SAY
Espero que a sua família esteja bem.SHPEH-roo k uh SOO-uh fuh-MEE-lyuh SHTEH-zhuh bayn.
I hope your family is well.
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, é muito simpático.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo, eh MWEE-too seem-PAH-tee-koo.
Thank you, that's very kind.
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
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
é
eh
verb
is
onde
ohnd
adverb
where
Sou
Soh
verb
(I) am
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
cá
kah
adverb
here (to this place)
18 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.
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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