Portuguese · Estafeta
The courier calls: "I'm at your door, are you home?": what to say in Portuguese
The courier is outside your building and phones to make sure you're at home.
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How it's done. Floors are counted as in Britain: rés-do-chão is the ground floor, and primeiro andar is the one above it (the "second floor" for Americans).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
Estou aqui à porta. Está em casa?Shtoh uh-KEE uh POR-tuh. Shtah ayn KAH-zuh?
I'm at the door. Are you at home?
They might also say:
Já estou no seu prédio. Pode abrir?
Zhah shtoh noo seh-oo PREH-dyoo. Pod uh-BREER?
I'm already at your building. Can you open the door?
YOU REPLY
Sim, já vou abrir.
Seen, zhah voh uh-BREER.
Yes, I'll open it now.
Or say:Estou, sim. Já desço.
Shtoh, seen. Zhah DESH-soo.
THEY SAY
Qual é o andar?Kwahl eh oo ahn-DAHR?
Which floor?
They might also say:
É em que andar?
Eh ayn k ahn-DAHR?
What floor is it on?
2
YOU REPLY
É no rés-do-chão.
Eh noo rezh-doo-show.
It's on the ground floor.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Estou
Shtoh
verb
I am
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
porta
POR-tuh
noun
door
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
casa
KAH-zuh
noun
house
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
14 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
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Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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