Portuguese · Reparação de telemóveis
The repairman explains how long you will wait: what to say in Portuguese
The technician explains how long the phone repair will take.
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How it's done. For a repair they often ask for your phone passcode to test it; you can ask them to test it in front of you.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Preciso do código do telemóvel para testar.Prih-SIH-zoo doo KOH-dee-goo doo tlih-MOH-vel pruh tish-TAHR.
I need the phone's passcode to test it.
YOU REPLY
Prefiro não dar o código. Pode testar à minha frente?
Prih-FEE-roo now dahr oo KOH-dee-goo. Pod tish-TAHR uh MEE-nyuh fraynt?
I'd rather not give the passcode. Can you test it in front of me?
THEY SAY
Sim, pode ser. Fica pronto daqui a uma hora.Seen, pod sehr. FEE-kuh PROHN-too duh-KEE uh OO-muh OH-ruh.
Yes, that's fine. It'll be ready in an hour.
They might also say:
Fica pronto daqui a uma hora.
FEE-kuh PROHN-too duh-KEE uh OO-muh OH-ruh.
It'll be ready in an hour.
2
YOU REPLY
Está bem, volto daqui a uma hora.
Shtah bayn, VOL-too duh-KEE uh OO-muh OH-ruh.
All right, I'll be back in an hour.
THEY SAY
Combinado.kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
They might also say:
Está combinado.
shtah kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It's agreed.
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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
código
KOH-dee-goo
noun
code
telemóvel
tlih-MOH-vel
noun
mobile phone
testar
tish-TAHR
verb
to test, to check
Prefiro
Prih-FEE-roo
verb
(I) prefer, I'd rather
não
now
adverb
no
23 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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