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Complain to a neighbour about noise: what to say in Portuguese
The neighbours often make noise at night, and you want to say so calmly.
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How it's done. First it's worth talking yourself, politely; a complaint to the building manager or the police only if that doesn't help.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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YOU START
Desculpe incomodar. À noite ouve-se muita música.
Dish-KOOLP een-koo-moo-DAHR. Uh noyt ov-s MWEE-tuh MOO-zee-kuh.
Sorry to bother you. At night we can hear a lot of music.
Or say:Os meus filhos acordam com o barulho.
Oozh meh-oosh FEE-looz uh-KOOR-dow kohn oo buh-ROO-lyoo.
THEY SAY
Ai, desculpe! Não sabia que se ouvia tanto.Igh, dish-KOOLP! Now suh-BEE-uh k s oo-VEE-uh TAHN-too.
Oh, sorry! We didn't know you could hear so much.
They might also say:
Foi só no sábado, tivemos uma festa.
Foy soh noo SAH-buh-doo, tee-VEH-mooz OO-muh FESH-tuh.
It was only on Saturday, we had a party.
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YOU REPLY
Depois das onze, se puder baixar, agradeço.
Dih-POYZH duhz ohnz, s poo-DEHR bigh-SHAHR, uh-gruh-DEH-soo.
After eleven, if you could turn it down, I'd be grateful.
THEY SAY
Claro, claro. Vamos ter mais cuidado.KLAH-roo, KLAH-roo. VAH-moosh tehr mighsh kooy-DAH-doo.
Of course. We'll be more careful.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado pela compreensão.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh kom-pree-ayn-SOW.
Thank you for understanding.
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
incomodar
een-koo-moo-DAHR
verb
to bother
noite
noyt
noun
evening
ouve-se
ov-s
verb
can be heard
muita
MWEE-tuh
adjective
much, a lot (feminine)
música
MOO-zee-kuh
noun
music
22 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?
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