Portuguese · Cantina
Report an allergy or a diet: what to say in Portuguese
You need to tell the school canteen about your child's allergy or special diet.
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How it's done. For a separate menu due to an allergy the school usually asks for a medical certificate.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
A minha filha é alérgica ao marisco.
Uh MEE-nyuh FEE-lyuh eh uh-LEHR-zhee-kuh ow muh-RISH-koo.
My daughter is allergic to shellfish.
Or say:Ele não pode comer glúten.
El now pod koo-MEHR GLOO-tayn.
THEY SAY
Traga uma declaração médica, se faz favor.TRAH-guh OO-muh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW MEH-dee-kuh, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Please bring a medical certificate.
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YOU REPLY
Está bem, trago amanhã. Há opção vegetariana?
Shtah bayn, TRAH-goo uh-muh-NYAHN. Uh op-SOW vih-zhih-tuh-ree-AH-nuh?
All right, I'll bring it tomorrow. Is there a vegetarian option?
THEY SAY
Sim, há dieta vegetariana todos os dias.Seen, uh dee-EH-tuh vih-zhih-tuh-ree-AH-nuh TOH-dooz oozh DEE-uhsh.
Yes, there's a vegetarian diet every day.
They might also say:
Sim, há sempre opção vegetariana.
Seen, uh sempr op-SOW vih-zhih-tuh-ree-AH-nuh.
Yes, there is always a vegetarian option.
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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.
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Words worth knowing
filha
FEE-lyuh
noun
daughter
é
eh
verb
is
alérgica
uh-LEHR-zhee-kuh
adjective
allergic (of a woman)
marisco
muh-RISH-koo
noun
seafood
Traga
TRAH-guh
verb
bring
declaração
dih-kluh-ruh-SOW
noun
certificate, declaration
23 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
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