Portuguese · Festas e vizinhança
A neighbour asks you to water their plants while they are away: what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour is going on holiday and asks you to water the plants.
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How it's done. A request like this is a sign of trust; a good chance to make friends with your neighbours.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
Vou de férias. Podia regar-me as plantas?Voh d FEH-ryuhsh. Poo-DEE-uh rih-GAHR-m uhsh PLAHN-tuhsh?
I'm going on holiday. Could you water my plants?
YOU REPLY
Claro, com todo o gosto.
KLAH-roo, kohn TOH-doo oo GOSH-too.
Of course, with pleasure.
THEY SAY
Deixo-lhe a chave, se não se importar.DAY-shoo-ly uh shahv, s now s eem-poor-TAHR.
I'll leave you the key, if you don't mind.
2
YOU REPLY
Quantas vezes por semana?
KWAHN-tuhsh VEH-zish poor sih-MAH-nuh?
How many times a week?
THEY SAY
Duas vezes chega. É um grande favor! Volto no dia vinte.DOO-uhzh VEH-zish SHEH-guh. Eh oon grahnd fuh-VOR! VOL-too noo DEE-uh veent.
Twice is enough. It's a big favour! I'll be back on the twentieth.
They might also say:
Duas vezes chega. É um grande favor!
DOO-uhzh VEH-zish SHEH-guh. Eh oon grahnd fuh-VOR!
Twice is enough. It's a big favour!
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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
Vou
Voh
verb
(I) go
férias
FEH-ryuhsh
noun
holiday, holidays
Podia
Poo-DEE-uh
verb
could you (polite)
regar-me
rih-GAHR-m
verb
to water (for me)
plantas
PLAHN-tuhsh
noun
plants, flowers
Claro
KLAH-roo
adverb
of course
29 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?
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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