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The teacher complains about behaviour: what to say in Portuguese
The teacher complains about your child's behaviour.
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How it's done. A calm Obrigado por me dizer - "thank you for telling me" - shows you're willing to cooperate.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
O Ivan tem estado muito agitado nas aulas.Oo Ee-VAHN tayn SHTAH-doo MWEE-too uh-zhee-TAH-doo nuhz OW-luhsh.
Ivan has been very restless in lessons.
They might also say:
Não para de falar com os colegas.
Now PAH-ruh d fuh-LAHR kohn oosh koo-LEH-guhsh.
He keeps talking to his classmates.
Hoje não quis fazer os exercícios.
Ohzh now keesh fuh-ZEHR ooz ee-zir-SEE-syoosh.
Today he didn't want to do the exercises.
YOU REPLY
Aconteceu alguma coisa?
Uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo uhl-GOO-muh KOY-zuh?
Has something happened?
THEY SAY
Não, nada de grave.Now, NAH-duh d grahv.
No, nothing serious.
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YOU REPLY
Obrigado por me dizer. Vou falar com ele.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo poor m dee-ZEHR. Voh fuh-LAHR kohn el.
Thank you for telling me. I'll talk to him.
THEY SAY
Vamos acompanhar juntos.VAH-mooz uh-kom-puh-NYAHR ZHOON-toosh.
We'll keep an eye on it together.
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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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
tem
tayn
verb
have
estado
SHTAH-doo
noun
status, state
muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
agitado
uh-zhee-TAH-doo
adjective
restless, agitated
aulas
OW-luhsh
noun
classes, lessons
Aconteceu
Uh-koon-tih-SEH-oo
verb
happened
22 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?
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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