Portuguese · Reunião de pais
Ask people to speak more slowly in front of everyone: what to say in Portuguese
People talk fast at the meeting, and you ask them to slow down in front of everyone.
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How it's done. Asking them to speak more slowly in front of everyone is fine; other parents will often gladly explain again afterwards.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Alguma dúvida sobre a visita de estudo?Uhl-GOO-muh DOO-vee-duh sobr uh vee-ZEE-tuh d SHTOO-doo?
Any questions about the school trip?
They might also say:
Então, ficou tudo claro?
Ayn-TOW, fee-KOH TOO-doo KLAH-roo?
So, is everything clear?
YOU REPLY
Desculpe, pode falar mais devagar? Ainda estou a aprender.
Dish-KOOLP, pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR? Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR.
Sorry, could you speak more slowly? I'm still learning.
THEY SAY
Claro, com todo o gosto.KLAH-roo, kohn TOH-doo oo GOSH-too.
Of course, with pleasure.
2
YOU REPLY
Pode repetir a data, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER uh DAH-tuh, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat the date, please?
THEY SAY
É no dia doze de maio.Eh noo DEE-uh doz d MIGH-oo.
It's on the twelfth of May.
3
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
dúvida
DOO-vee-duh
noun
question, doubt
visita
vee-ZEE-tuh
noun
viewing
estudo
SHTOO-doo
noun
study
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
pode
pod
verb
can
falar
fuh-LAHR
verb
to speak
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?
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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