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ID photos or lamination: what to say in Portuguese

For your documents you need passport photos, or something needs laminating.

Papelaria7 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Passport photos (fotografias tipo passe) are often taken right in the stationery shop or a photo studio; for AIMA, check the background requirements.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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YOU START
Fazem fotografias tipo passe?
FAH-zayn foo-too-gruh-FEE-uhsh TEE-poo pahs?
Do you do passport photos?
THEY SAY
Fazemos, sim. São para que documento?
Fuh-ZEH-moosh, seen. Sow pruh k doo-koo-MAYN-too?
Yes, we do. What document are they for?
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2
YOU REPLY
Para a autorização de residência.
Pruh uh ow-too-ree-zuh-SOW d rih-zih-DAYN-syuh.
For the residence permit.
THEY SAY
Quantas fotografias precisa?
KWAHN-tuhsh foo-too-gruh-FEE-uhsh prih-SIH-zuh?
How many photos do you need?
They might also say:
Precisa de quantas?
Prih-SEE-zuh d KWAHN-tuhsh?
How many do you need?
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3
YOU REPLY
Preciso de quatro.
Prih-SIH-zoo d KWAH-troo.
I need four.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.
MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
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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.

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Words worth knowing

Fazem
FAH-zayn
verb
do (do you have?)
fotografias
foo-too-gruh-FEE-uhsh
noun
photos, photographs
tipo
TEE-poo
noun
type, kind
passe
pahs
noun
pass (a travel pass)
Fazemos
Fuh-ZEH-moosh
verb
(we) do
sim
seen
adverb
yes

15 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?

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