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The ticket inspector on the train: what to say in Portuguese

On the train, an inspector comes through.

Comboio (CP)6 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. On the train keep your ticket until the end of the journey: the inspector (revisor) can check at any time.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
Bilhetes, se faz favor.
Bee-LYEH-tish, s fahsh fuh-VOR.
Tickets, please.
YOU REPLY
Está aqui, no telemóvel.
Shtah uh-KEE, noo tlih-MOH-vel.
It's here, on my phone.
THEY SAY
Este lugar não é o seu.
Esht loo-GAHR now eh oo seh-oo.
This isn't your seat.
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YOU REPLY
Desculpe, qual é o meu lugar?
Dish-KOOLP, kwahl eh oo meh-oo loo-GAHR?
Excuse me, which is my seat?
THEY SAY
Carruagem cinco, lugar doze.
Kuh-roo-AH-zhayn SEEN-koo, loo-GAHR doz.
Carriage five, seat twelve.
They might also say:
É a carruagem cinco, lugar doze.
Eh uh kuh-roo-AH-zhayn SEEN-koo, loo-GAHR doz.
It's coach five, seat twelve.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!

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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

Bilhetes
Bee-LYEH-tish
noun
tickets
faz
fahsh
verb
does, makes
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
telemóvel
tlih-MOH-vel
noun
mobile phone

15 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.
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?

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