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Enrol your child at school (matrícula): what to say in Portuguese
You're enrolling your child at school (matrícula) at the school office.
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How it's done. School enrolment is usually done online on the Portal das Matrículas; the office helps if something doesn't work.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
YOU START
Bom dia. Queria matricular o meu filho.
Bohn DEE-uh. KREE-uh muh-tree-koo-LAHR oo meh-oo FEE-lyoo.
Good morning. I'd like to enrol my son.
THEY SAY
Que ano é que ele frequentava?K AH-noo eh k el frih-kayn-TAH-vuh?
Which year was he in?
2
YOU REPLY
Estava no terceiro ano na Ucrânia.
SHTAH-vuh noo tir-SAY-roo AH-noo nuh oo-KRAH-nyuh.
He was in the third year in Ukraine.
THEY SAY
Então fica no quarto ano. A matrícula faz-se no Portal das Matrículas.Ayn-TOW FEE-kuh noo KWAHR-too AH-noo. Uh muh-TREE-koo-luh fahzh-s noo poor-TAHL duhzh muh-TREE-koo-luhsh.
Then he'll go into the fourth year. Enrolment is done on the Portal das Matrículas.
3
YOU REPLY
Pode ajudar-me a fazer online?
Pod uh-zhoo-DAHR-m uh fuh-ZEHR ohn-LIGHN?
Can you help me do it online?
THEY SAY
Sim, sente-se aqui que eu ajudo.Seen, saynt-s uh-KEE k eh-oo uh-ZHOO-doo.
Yes, sit down here and I'll help.
They might also say:
Claro, sente-se. Eu ajudo.
KLAH-roo, saynt-s. Eh-oo uh-ZHOO-doo.
Of course, have a seat. I'll help.
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
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
matricular
muh-tree-koo-LAHR
verb
to enrol, to admit
filho
FEE-lyoo
noun
son
ano
AH-noo
noun
year
31 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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