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The driver: you need to validate your pass: what to say in Portuguese
You get on a bus, and the driver tells you to validate your pass.
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How it's done. On a bus you tap your pass on the validator by the driver every time you board.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
Tem de validar o passe.Tayn d vuh-lee-DAHR oo pahs.
You have to validate your pass.
They might also say:
Passe o cartão aqui.
Pahs oo kuhr-TOW uh-KEE.
Tap the card here.
YOU REPLY
Ah, desculpe.
Uh, dish-KOOLP.
Oh, sorry.
Or say:Já validei.
Zhah vuh-lee-DAY.
THEY SAY
Muito bem. Boa viagem!MWEE-too bayn. BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn!
All right. Have a good trip!
They might also say:
Obrigado. Boa viagem!
oh-bree-GAH-doo. BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn!
Thank you. Have a good trip!
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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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
validar
vuh-lee-DAHR
verb
to validate (to tap a ticket on the validator)
passe
pahs
noun
pass (a travel pass)
desculpe
dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
Muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
bem
bayn
adverb
well
6 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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