Portuguese · Condomínio
Building maintenance fees: what to say in Portuguese
The building manager talks about building maintenance contributions.
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How it's done. The building contributions (quotas do condomínio) are usually paid by the owner; if the contract says otherwise, it has to be written down.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
Este mês há uma quota extra para o elevador.Esht mezh uh OO-muh KOH-tuh ESH-truh pruh oo ee-lih-vuh-DOR.
This month there's an extra fee for the lift.
YOU REPLY
Quanto é a quota extra?
KWAHN-too eh uh KOH-tuh ESH-truh?
How much is the extra fee?
THEY SAY
São cento e cinquenta por fração.Sow SAYN-too ee seen-KWAYN-tuh poor fruh-SOW.
It's one hundred and fifty per flat.
They might also say:
Cento e cinquenta euros por fração.
SAYN-too ee seen-KWAYN-tuh EH-oo-roosh poor fruh-SOW.
A hundred and fifty euros per flat.
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YOU REPLY
Isso é com o senhorio. Eu sou inquilino.
EE-soo eh kohn oo snyoo-REE-oo. Eh-oo soh een-kee-LEE-noo.
That's for the landlord. I'm a tenant.
THEY SAY
Então falo com ele.Ayn-TOW FAH-loo kohn el.
Then I'll talk to him.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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Words worth knowing
mês
mezh
noun
month
há
uh
verb
there is, there are
quota
KOH-tuh
noun
contribution, fee
extra
ESH-truh
adjective
extra
elevador
ee-lih-vuh-DOR
noun
lift
é
eh
verb
is
22 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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