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A teacher at the school party makes small talk about your son: what to say in Portuguese
At a school party, your son's teacher comes up and strikes up a casual conversation.
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How it's done. At school events teachers often approach parents themselves - it's a chance to get acquainted, not a formal conversation.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
Olá! É o pai do Ivan, não é?Oh-LAH! Eh oo pigh doo Ee-VAHN, now eh?
Hello! You're Ivan's mum or dad, aren't you?
YOU REPLY
Sim, sou eu. Muito prazer!
Seen, soh eh-oo. MWEE-too pruh-ZEHR!
Yes, that's me. Pleased to meet you!
THEY SAY
O Ivan é muito simpático, todos gostam dele.Oo Ee-VAHN eh MWEE-too seem-PAH-tee-koo, TOH-doozh GOSH-tow del.
Ivan is very nice, everyone likes him.
They might also say:
Ele já fala bastante português!
El zhah FAH-luh buhsh-TAHNT poor-too-GESH!
He already speaks quite a lot of Portuguese!
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado! Ele gosta muito da escola.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo! El GOSH-tuh MWEE-too duh SHKOH-luh.
Thank you! He likes school a lot.
Or say:Eu ainda estou a aprender português.
Eh-oo uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
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
É
Eh
verb
is
pai
pigh
noun
dad, father
não
now
adverb
no
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
sou
soh
verb
(I) am
Muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
15 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?
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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