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Someone asks if you are in the queue: what to say in Portuguese

In the queue at the till someone speaks to you and asks about the queue.

Supermercado6 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Pregnant women, people with babies and people with disabilities are served without queuing: tills have an atendimento prioritário sign.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Está na fila?
Shtah nuh FEE-luh?
Are you in the queue?
They might also say:
Desculpe, está na fila?
Dish-KOOLP, shtah nuh FEE-luh?
Excuse me, are you in the queue?
YOU REPLY
Sim, estou.
Seen, shtoh.
Yes, I am.
THEY SAY
Posso passar à frente? Só tenho isto.
POH-soo puh-SAHR uh fraynt? Soh TEH-nyoo EESH-too.
Can I go in front of you? I only have this.
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YOU REPLY
Sim, passe, à vontade.
Seen, pahs, uh vohn-TAHD.
Yes, go ahead, please.
THEY SAY
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
They might also say:
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
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YOU FINISH
De nada!
d NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
Or say:Não tem de quê!
now tayn d keh!

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

Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
fila
FEE-luh
noun
queue
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
estou
shtoh
verb
I am
Posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
passar
puh-SAHR
verb
to pass

12 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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