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Ask how your child is getting on at school: what to say in Portuguese
You want to find out from the teacher how your child is doing.
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How it's done. In many schools the teacher has an hour for parents (horário de atendimento) - you book it in advance.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
Como é que ele está nas aulas?
KOH-moo eh k el shtah nuhz OW-luhsh?
How is he in lessons?
THEY SAY
É um bom aluno, mas às vezes está distraído.Eh oon bohn uh-LOO-noo, mahz ahzh VEH-zizh shtah deesh-truh-EE-doo.
He's a good pupil, but sometimes he's distracted.
They might also say:
Tem dificuldades a matemática.
Tayn dee-fee-kool-DAH-diz uh muh-tih-MAH-tee-kuh.
He has difficulties in maths.
2
YOU REPLY
Como posso ajudar em casa?
KOH-moo POH-soo uh-zhoo-DAHR ayn KAH-zuh?
How can I help at home?
THEY SAY
Leia com ele todos os dias.LAY-uh kohn el TOH-dooz oozh DEE-uhsh.
Read with him every day.
3
YOU REPLY
Há apoio na escola?
Uh uh-POY-oo nuh SHKOH-luh?
Is there support at school?
THEY SAY
Sim, há aulas de apoio às quartas.Seen, uh OW-luhzh d uh-POY-oo uhsh KWAHR-tuhsh.
Yes, there are support classes on Wednesdays.
4
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
Como
KOH-moo
adverb
how
é
eh
verb
is
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
aulas
OW-luhsh
noun
classes, lessons
bom
bohn
adjective
good
aluno
uh-LOO-noo
noun
student, pupil
26 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?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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