Portuguese · Festas e vizinhança
Small talk about a neighbour's dog: what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour is walking the dog, and you chat about it.
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How it's done. Before petting someone else's dog, ask: Posso fazer uma festa? - "May I pet him?"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
Não tenha medo, ele é muito meigo.Now TEH-nyuh MEH-doo, el eh MWEE-too MAY-goo.
Don't be scared, he's very gentle.
They might also say:
Gosta de cães?
GOSH-tuh d kighsh?
Do you like dogs?
YOU REPLY
Como se chama?
KOH-moo s SHAH-muh?
What's his name?
THEY SAY
Chama-se Bolinhas.SHAH-muh-s Boo-LEE-nyuhsh.
He's called Bolinhas.
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YOU REPLY
Que lindo! Posso fazer uma festa?
K LEEN-doo! POH-soo fuh-ZEHR OO-muh FESH-tuh?
How lovely! May I pet him?
THEY SAY
Pode, ele adora festas.Pod, el uh-DOH-ruh FESH-tuhsh.
Yes, he loves being petted.
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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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Não
Now
adverb
no
tenha
TEH-nyuh
verb
have (não tenha medo - don't be afraid)
medo
MEH-doo
noun
fear
é
eh
verb
is
muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
meigo
MAY-goo
adjective
gentle
16 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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