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Appointment day: you arrive and give your time: what to say in Portuguese
Appointment day: you've come to the hairdresser's and say what time you're booked for.
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How it's done. Tenho marcação às três - "I have an appointment at three"; an appointment for a particular time is a marcação.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
Boa tarde. Tenho marcação às três.
BOH-uh tahrd. TEH-nyoo muhr-kuh-SOW uhsh tresh.
Good afternoon. I have an appointment at three.
THEY SAY
Qual é o seu nome?Kwahl eh oo seh-oo nohm?
What's your name?
2
YOU REPLY
Olena Kovalenko.
Oh-LEH-nuh Koh-vuh-LAYN-koh.
Olena Kovalenko.
THEY SAY
Sente-se um momento, se faz favor.Saynt-s oon moo-MAYN-too, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Take a seat for a moment, please.
They might also say:
Pode sentar-se aqui.
Pod sayn-TAHR-s uh-KEE.
You can sit here.
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado. Espero aqui.
Oh-bree-GAH-doo. SHPEH-roo uh-KEE.
Thank you. I'll wait here.
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
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
Tenho
TEH-nyoo
verb
(I) have
marcação
muhr-kuh-SOW
noun
booking (appointment)
é
eh
verb
is
nome
nohm
noun
name
16 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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