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Ask someone to tell you where to get off: what to say in Portuguese
You don't know where to get off and ask the driver to tell you.
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YOU START
Pode avisar-me quando chegarmos ao hospital?
Pod uh-vee-ZAHR-m KWAHN-doo shih-GAHR-mooz ow oosh-pee-TAHL?
Can you tell me when we get to the hospital?
THEY SAY
Está bem, eu aviso.Shtah bayn, eh-oo uh-VEE-zoo.
All right, I'll tell you.
They might also say:
Sim, eu aviso.
Seen, eh-oo uh-VEE-zoo.
Yes, I'll let you know.
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YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado.
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada!d NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
They might also say:
Não tem de quê!
now tayn d keh!
Don't mention it!
Disponha!
deesh-POH-nyuh!
Any time!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Pode
Pod
verb
can
avisar-me
uh-vee-ZAHR-m
verb
to let me know, to warn me
quando
KWAHN-doo
adverb
when
chegarmos
shih-GAHR-mooz
verb
(when) we arrive
hospital
oosh-pee-TAHL
noun
hospital
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
8 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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