Portuguese · Papelaria
Make copies and scans: what to say in Portuguese
You need copies of documents and a scan.
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How it's done. Frente e verso - both sides of the sheet; digitalizar - to scan.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
Queria digitalizar o passaporte, por favor.
KREE-uh dee-zhih-tuh-lee-ZAHR oo puh-suh-PORT, poor fuh-VOR.
I'd like to scan my passport, please.
THEY SAY
Mando a digitalização por e-mail?MAHN-doo uh dee-zhih-tuh-lee-zuh-SOW poor ee-mayl?
Shall I send the scan by email?
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, por favor. Quanto é?
Seen, poor fuh-VOR. KWAHN-too eh?
Yes, please. How much is it?
THEY SAY
É um euro.Eh oon EH-oo-roo.
It's one euro.
They might also say:
Fica em um euro.
FEE-kuh ayn oon EH-oo-roo.
It comes to one euro.
3
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
digitalizar
dee-zhih-tuh-lee-ZAHR
verb
to scan
passaporte
puh-suh-PORT
noun
passport
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Mando
MAHN-doo
verb
(I) send
digitalização
dee-zhih-tuh-lee-zuh-SOW
noun
scan, scanning
11 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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