Portuguese · Estafeta
Courier: cash on delivery: what to say in Portuguese
A cash-on-delivery parcel: the courier gives the amount and you have to pay.
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How it's done. If you're paying on delivery, check beforehand whether the courier takes cards: sometimes it's cash only.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
São vinte e três euros, pagamento na entrega.Sow veent ee trez EH-oo-roosh, puh-guh-MAYN-too nuh ayn-TREH-guh.
That's twenty-three euros, payment on delivery.
They might also say:
Tem a pagar quinze euros.
Tayn uh puh-GAHR keenz EH-oo-roosh.
You have fifteen euros to pay.
YOU REPLY
Aceita cartão?
Uh-SAY-tuh kuhr-TOW?
Do you take cards?
THEY SAY
Aceito, sim. Aproxime o cartão.Uh-SAY-too, seen. Uh-proo-SEEM oo kuhr-TOW.
Yes, we do. Tap your card.
They might also say:
Sim, aceito cartão.
Seen, uh-SAY-too kuhr-TOW.
Yes, I accept cards.
2
YOU REPLY
Aqui tem.
Uh-KEE tayn.
Here you are.
THEY SAY
Pronto, está pago.PROHN-too, shtah PAH-goo.
There, it's paid.
They might also say:
Já está pago.
zhah shtah PAH-goo.
It's paid.
3
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.
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Words worth knowing
São
Sow
verb
are (plural)
euros
EH-oo-roosh
noun
euros
pagamento
puh-guh-MAYN-too
noun
payment
entrega
ayn-TREH-guh
noun
delivery
Aceita
Uh-SAY-tuh
verb
(you) accept
cartão
kuhr-TOW
noun
card
14 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
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Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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