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Your child is being bullied: talk to the teacher: what to say in Portuguese

Your child is being picked on at school, and you want to talk to the teacher.

Professor(a)9 linesLevel A2For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Bullying is called bullying (they say it in English); schools are required to respond, so speak plainly and ask for a meeting.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
Preciso de falar consigo sobre o Ivan.
Prih-SIH-zoo d fuh-LAHR kohn-SEE-goo sobr oo Ee-VAHN.
I need to talk to you about Ivan.
THEY SAY
Claro. O que se passa?
KLAH-roo. Oo k s PAH-suh?
Of course. What's going on?
They might also say:
Diga, estou a ouvir.
DEE-guh, shtoh uh oo-VEER.
Go ahead, I'm listening.
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2
YOU REPLY
Uns colegas estão a gozar com ele.
Oonzh koo-LEH-guhzh shtow uh goo-ZAHR kohn el.
Some classmates are making fun of him.
Or say:Chamam-lhe nomes por ser estrangeiro.
SHAH-mow-ly NOH-mish poor sehr shtrahn-ZHAY-roo.
THEY SAY
Sabe quem são os colegas?
Sahb kayn sow oosh koo-LEH-guhsh?
Do you know who the children are?
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3
YOU REPLY
Ele não quer dizer os nomes.
El now kehr dee-ZEHR oozh NOH-mish.
He doesn't want to say the names.
THEY SAY
Fez bem em contar. Vamos resolver.
Fezh bayn ayn kohn-TAHR. VAH-moosh rih-zool-VEHR.
You were right to tell me. We'll sort it out.
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4
YOU REPLY
Podemos marcar uma reunião?
Poo-DEH-moozh muhr-KAHR OO-muh ryoo-NYOW?
Can we arrange a meeting?
THEY SAY
Claro.
KLAH-roo.
Of course.
They might also say:
Com certeza.
kohn sir-TEH-zuh.
Certainly.
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5
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.

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Words worth knowing

Preciso
Prih-SIH-zoo
verb
(I) need
falar
fuh-LAHR
verb
to speak
consigo
kohn-SEE-goo
verb
(I) can, I manage
Claro
KLAH-roo
adverb
of course
passa
PAH-suh
verb
happens (o que se passa - what's going on)
colegas
koo-LEH-guhzh
noun
classmates, colleagues

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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Portuguese →

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