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Collect a registered letter (carta registada): what to say in Portuguese

The postman is at your door: there's a registered letter for you, and you need to sign.

CTT4 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A registered letter (carta registada) is handed over only against a signature; if you're not in, a notice is left.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
Tem aqui uma carta registada.
Tayn uh-KEE OO-muh KAHR-tuh rih-zheesh-TAH-duh.
You have a registered letter here.
They might also say:
Correio! Carta registada para si.
Koo-RAY-oo! KAHR-tuh rih-zheesh-TAH-duh pruh see.
Post! Registered letter for you.
YOU REPLY
Sou eu. Onde assino?
Soh eh-oo. Ohnd uh-SEE-noo?
That's me. Where do I sign?
Or say:É para mim?
Eh pruh meen?
THEY SAY
Assine aqui e ponha o número do documento.
Uh-SEEN uh-KEE ee POH-nyuh oo NOOM-roo doo doo-koo-MAYN-too.
Sign here and write the document number.
They might also say:
Só uma assinatura aqui.
Soh OO-muh uh-see-nuh-TOO-ruh uh-KEE.
Just a signature here.
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YOU FINISH
Pronto. Obrigado.
PROHN-too. Oh-bree-GAH-doo.
There. Thank you.

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Words worth knowing

Tem
Tayn
verb
have
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
carta
KAHR-tuh
noun
letter
registada
rih-zheesh-TAH-duh
adjective
registered (of a letter, feminine)
Sou
Soh
verb
(I) am
Onde
Ohnd
adverb
where

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