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The teacher says your child is settling in well: what to say in Portuguese
The teacher says your child is settling in well in class.
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How it's done. Turma is the class (the group of pupils), and sala is the classroom.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
O seu filho está a adaptar-se muito bem.Oo seh-oo FEE-lyoo shtah uh uh-duhp-TAHR-s MWEE-too bayn.
Your son is settling in very well.
YOU REPLY
E como vai com a língua?
Ee KOH-moo vigh kohn uh LEEN-gwuh?
And how is he getting on with the language?
THEY SAY
Percebe quase tudo, já responde.Pir-SEB kwahz TOO-doo, zhah rish-POHND.
She understands almost everything, and already answers.
They might also say:
Está a melhorar todos os dias.
Shtah uh mih-lyoo-RAHR TOH-dooz oozh DEE-uhsh.
She's improving every day.
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YOU REPLY
Que bom! Em casa ele está contente.
K bohn! Ayn KAH-zuh el shtah kohn-TAYNT.
How good! At home he's happy.
THEY SAY
Ainda bem!uh-EEN-duh bayn!
Thank goodness!
They might also say:
Que bom!
k bohn!
That's great!
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too 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
filho
FEE-lyoo
noun
son
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
adaptar-se
uh-duhp-TAHR-s
verb
to adapt, to settle in
muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
bem
bayn
adverb
well
como
KOH-moo
adverb
how
20 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?
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