Portuguese · Elevador e escadas
Say a little about yourself: what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour is curious, and you tell them briefly about yourself.
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How it's done. A few sentences about yourself are your "business card": who you are, who you live with, what you do. Learn them by heart.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Chamo-me Olena. Moro aqui com o meu marido e os filhos.
SHAH-moo-m Oh-LEH-nuh. MOH-roo uh-KEE kohn oo meh-oo muh-RIH-doo ee oosh FEE-loosh.
My name is Olena. I live here with my husband and children.
THEY SAY
Muito prazer! Seja bem-vindo ao prédio.MWEE-too pruh-ZEHR! SEH-zhuh bigh-VEEN-doo ow PREH-dyoo.
Pleased to meet you! Welcome to the building.
2
YOU REPLY
Igualmente!
Ee-gwuhl-MAYNT!
Likewise!
THEY SAY
E já fala português tão bem!Ee zhah FAH-luh poor-too-GESH tow bayn!
And you already speak Portuguese so well!
They might also say:
Fala muito bem português!
FAH-luh MWEE-too bayn poor-too-GESH!
You speak Portuguese very well!
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, estou a aprender.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo, shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR.
Thank you, I'm learning.
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
Chamo-me
SHAH-moo-m
verb
my name is
Moro
MOH-roo
verb
(I) live
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
marido
muh-RIH-doo
noun
husband
filhos
FEE-loosh
noun
children (sons and daughters)
Muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
21 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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