Portuguese · Lavandaria
Take clothes to the dry cleaner's: what to say in Portuguese
You need to take clothes to the dry cleaner's.
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How it's done. Dry cleaning is limpeza a seco; a stain in Portuguese is nódoa.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 limpar este casaco.
KREE-uh leem-PAHR esht kuh-ZAH-koo.
I'd like to get this coat cleaned.
THEY SAY
Tem alguma nódoa?Tayn uhl-GOO-muh NOH-dvuh?
Are there any stains?
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, tem uma nódoa aqui.
Seen, tayn OO-muh NOH-dvuh uh-KEE.
Yes, there's a stain here.
THEY SAY
É limpeza a seco?Eh leem-PEH-zuh uh SEH-koo?
Is it dry cleaning?
They might also say:
Quer limpeza a seco?
Kehr leem-PEH-zuh uh SEH-koo?
Would you like dry cleaning?
3
YOU REPLY
Sim, limpeza a seco.
Seen, leem-PEH-zuh uh SEH-koo.
Yes, dry cleaning.
THEY SAY
Fica anotado.FEE-kuh uh-noo-TAH-doo.
Noted.
They might also say:
Está registado.
shtah rih-zheesh-TAH-doo.
It's registered.
4
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
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
limpar
leem-PAHR
verb
to clean, to tidy
casaco
kuh-ZAH-koo
noun
jacket, coat
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
nódoa
NOH-dvuh
noun
stain
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
11 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode mostrar-me?
Pod moosh-TRAHRM?
Can you show me?
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