Portuguese · Ponto de recolha
The seller asks for ID: what to say in Portuguese
At the pick-up point the assistant finds your parcel and asks to see ID.
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How it's done. A passport or a residence permit is usually fine for collecting a parcel.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 um documento?Tayn oon doo-koo-MAYN-too?
Do you have ID?
They might also say:
Preciso de ver o seu documento.
Prih-SIH-zoo d vehr oo seh-oo doo-koo-MAYN-too.
I need to see your ID.
YOU REPLY
Sim, aqui está o passaporte.
Seen, uh-KEE shtah oo puh-suh-PORT.
Yes, here's my passport.
Or say:Pode ser o título de residência?
Pod sehr oo TEE-too-loo d rih-zih-DAYN-syuh?
THEY SAY
Está bem, obrigado.Shtah bayn, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
All right, thank you.
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YOU FINISH
De nada!
d NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
Or say:Não tem de quê!
now tayn d keh!
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
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
documento
doo-koo-MAYN-too
noun
document
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
passaporte
puh-suh-PORT
noun
passport
6 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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