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The inspector checks your ticket: what to say in Portuguese
On the metro an inspector checks tickets.
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How it's done. You have to validate your pass at every entrance, even a monthly one: without validation you can be fined.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Bilhetes, se faz favor.Bee-LYEH-tish, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Tickets, please.
They might also say:
Validou o passe?
Vuh-lee-DOH oo pahs?
Have you validated your pass?
YOU REPLY
Sim, está aqui.
Seen, shtah uh-KEE.
Yes, here it is.
THEY SAY
Obrigado, boa viagem.Oh-bree-GAH-doo, BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn.
Thank you, have a good journey.
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YOU FINISH
De nada! Boa viagem!
d NAH-duh! BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn!
You're welcome! Have a good trip!
Or say:Igualmente!
ee-gwuhl-MAYNT!
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
Bilhetes
Bee-LYEH-tish
noun
tickets
faz
fahsh
verb
does, makes
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
6 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
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