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A neighbour complains about noise from your flat: what to say in Portuguese
The neighbour downstairs complains about noise from your flat.
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How it's done. In Portuguese buildings footsteps and children's play are easy to hear; felt pads on furniture legs and rugs help a lot.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, mas ouve-se muito barulho da vossa casa.Dish-KOOLP, mahz ov-s MWEE-too buh-ROO-lyoo duh VOH-suh KAH-zuh.
Sorry, but there's a lot of noise from your flat.
They might also say:
As crianças correm muito à noite.
Uhsh kree-AHN-suhsh KOH-rayn MWEE-too uh noyt.
The children run around a lot in the evening.
Às sete da manhã já estão a arrastar móveis.
Uhsh set duh muh-NYAHN zhah shtow uh uh-ruhsh-TAHR MOH-vaysh.
At seven in the morning they're already dragging furniture.
YOU REPLY
Peço desculpa, não sabia.
PEH-soo dish-KOOL-puh, now suh-BEE-uh.
I'm sorry, I didn't know.
THEY SAY
Um tapete ajudava muito.Oon tuh-PET uh-zhoo-DAH-vuh MWEE-too.
A rug would help a lot.
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YOU REPLY
Vamos ter mais cuidado.
VAH-moosh tehr mighsh kooy-DAH-doo.
We'll be more careful.
THEY SAY
Não faz mal, são crianças.Now fahzh mahl, sow kree-AHN-suhsh.
It doesn't matter, they're children.
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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.
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Words worth knowing
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
ouve-se
ov-s
verb
can be heard
muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
barulho
buh-ROO-lyoo
noun
noise
casa
KAH-zuh
noun
house
Peço
PEH-soo
verb
(I) ask for
18 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?
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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