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Agree on another delivery day: what to say in Portuguese
You phone the delivery service to move the delivery to another day.
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How it's done. Changing the delivery day is often easier online with the tracking number, but you can also do it by phone.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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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Bom dia, em que posso ajudar?Bohn DEE-uh, ayn k POH-soo uh-zhoo-DAHR?
Good morning, how can I help?
They might also say:
Serviço de apoio ao cliente, bom dia.
Sir-VEE-soo d uh-POY-oo ow klee-AYNT, bohn DEE-uh.
Customer service, good morning.
YOU REPLY
Bom dia. Queria marcar a entrega para outro dia.
Bohn DEE-uh. KREE-uh muhr-KAHR uh ayn-TREH-guh pruh OH-troo DEE-uh.
Good morning. I'd like to rearrange the delivery for another day.
THEY SAY
Tem o número de seguimento?Tayn oo NOOM-roo d sih-gee-MAYN-too?
Do you have the tracking number?
They might also say:
Diga-me o código da encomenda.
DEE-guh-m oo KOH-dee-goo duh ayn-koo-MAYN-duh.
Tell me the parcel code.
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, está no e-mail. Um momento.
Seen, shtah noo ee-mayl. Oon moo-MAYN-too.
Yes, it's in the email. One moment.
THEY SAY
Para que dia quer a entrega?Pruh k DEE-uh kehr uh ayn-TREH-guh?
Which day would you like it delivered?
They might also say:
Qual é o dia que prefere?
Kwahl eh oo DEE-uh k prih-FEHR?
Which day do you prefer?
3
YOU REPLY
Pode ser amanhã?
Pod sehr uh-muh-NYAHN?
Could it be tomorrow?
THEY SAY
Combinado.kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
They might also say:
Está combinado.
shtah kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It's agreed.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
ajudar
uh-zhoo-DAHR
verb
to help
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
marcar
muhr-KAHR
verb
to enter (a code)
23 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?
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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