Portuguese · Estafeta
The courier calls: "I have a parcel for you, I'll be there in 10 minutes": what to say in Portuguese
An unknown number calls. It's the courier: he has a parcel for you and will be there soon.
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How it's done. Couriers often phone a few minutes before arriving, so on delivery day it's best to pick up an unknown number.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
Bom dia, é o estafeta. Tenho uma encomenda para si.Bohn DEE-uh, eh oo shtuh-FEH-tuh. TEH-nyoo OO-muh ayn-koo-MAYN-duh pruh see.
Good morning, it's the courier. I have a parcel for you.
They might also say:
Estou? É para uma entrega na Rua das Flores.
Shtoh? Eh pruh OO-muh ayn-TREH-guh nuh ROO-uh duhsh FLOH-rish.
Hello? It's about a delivery to Rua das Flores.
YOU REPLY
Sim, sou eu.
Seen, soh eh-oo.
Yes, that's me.
Or say:Sim, diga.
Seen, DEE-guh.
THEY SAY
Estou aí daqui a dez minutos.Shtoh uh-EE duh-KEE uh dezh mee-NOO-toosh.
I'll be with you in about ten minutes.
They might also say:
Chego dentro de cinco minutos, está em casa?
SHEH-goo DAYN-troo d SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh, shtah ayn KAH-zuh?
I'll be there in five minutes, are you at home?
Vou passar aí por volta do meio-dia.
Voh puh-SAHR uh-EE poor VOL-tuh doo MAY-oo-DEE-uh.
I'll drop by around midday.
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YOU FINISH
Está bem, estou em casa.
Shtah bayn, shtoh ayn KAH-zuh.
All right, I'm at home.
Or say:Obrigado, fico à espera.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo, FEE-koo uh SHPEH-ruh.
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
é
eh
verb
is
estafeta
shtuh-FEH-tuh
noun
courier
Tenho
TEH-nyoo
verb
(I) have
encomenda
ayn-koo-MAYN-duh
noun
parcel
17 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?
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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