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Ask about extended hours (ATL): what to say in Portuguese
You work late and want to find out about after-school care (ATL).
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How it's done. ATL (Atividades de Tempos Livres) is after-school care; it's often paid and needs a separate enrolment.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
YOU START
Há ATL depois das aulas?
Uh uh-teh-el dih-POYZH duhz OW-luhsh?
Is there ATL after lessons?
Or say:Até que horas ele pode ficar?
Uh-TEH k OH-ruhzh el pod fee-KAHR?
THEY SAY
O ATL funciona até às sete.Oo uh-teh-el foon-SYOH-nuh uh-TEH uhsh set.
ATL runs until seven.
They might also say:
Tem de fazer uma inscrição à parte.
Tayn d fuh-ZEHR OO-muh eensh-kree-SOW uh pahrt.
You have to enrol separately.
2
YOU REPLY
É pago?
Eh PAH-goo?
Is it paid?
THEY SAY
Sim, depende do escalão.Seen, dih-PAYND doo shkuh-LOW.
Yes, it depends on the income bracket.
They might also say:
É uma mensalidade, pergunte na associação de pais.
Eh OO-muh mayn-suh-lee-DAHD, pir-GOONT nuh uh-soo-see-uh-SOW d pighsh.
It's a monthly fee, ask at the parents' association.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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
Há
Uh
verb
there is, there are
ATL
uh-teh-el
noun
ATL: after-school care
depois
dih-POYZH
adverb
then, after
aulas
OW-luhsh
noun
classes, lessons
funciona
foon-SYOH-nuh
verb
works
É
Eh
verb
is
12 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?
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