Portuguese · Visita de estudo
Ask how much it costs and when they will be back: what to say in Portuguese
You want to check how much the trip costs and when the children will be back.
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How it's done. Parents often pay part of the cost of trips; if the sum is a problem, you can quietly ask the class teacher about help.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
Quanto custa a visita?
KWAHN-too KOOSH-tuh uh vee-ZEE-tuh?
How much does the trip cost?
THEY SAY
São doze euros, com o autocarro e a entrada.Sow doz EH-oo-roosh, kohn oo ow-too-KAH-roo ee uh ayn-TRAH-duh.
It's twelve euros, including the bus and the entrance ticket.
2
YOU REPLY
Pago a quem?
PAH-goo uh kayn?
Who do I pay?
THEY SAY
Entregue à professora num envelope.Ayn-TREG uh proo-fih-SOH-ruh noon ayn-vih-LOP.
Give it to the teacher in an envelope.
They might also say:
Pode dar à professora num envelope.
Pod dahr uh proo-fih-SOH-ruh noon ayn-vih-LOP.
You can give it to the teacher in an envelope.
3
YOU REPLY
A que horas é que chegam? Onde é que os vou buscar?
Uh k OH-ruhz eh k SHEH-gow? Ohnd eh k oozh voh boosh-KAHR?
What time do they get back? Where do I collect them from?
THEY SAY
Saem às nove e chegam por volta das cinco. Aqui à porta da escola.SAH-ayn ahzh nov ee SHEH-gow poor VOL-tuh duhsh SEEN-koo. Uh-KEE uh POR-tuh duh SHKOH-luh.
They leave at nine and get back around five. Here at the school gate.
4
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.
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Words worth knowing
custa
KOOSH-tuh
verb
costs
visita
vee-ZEE-tuh
noun
viewing
São
Sow
verb
are (plural)
euros
EH-oo-roosh
noun
euros
autocarro
ow-too-KAH-roo
noun
bus
entrada
ayn-TRAH-duh
noun
entrance, building entrance
33 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?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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