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Ask for a deadline extension: what to say in Portuguese
You ask the lecturer to extend the deadline for your work.
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How it's done. It's best to ask for an extension before the deadline and in writing, explaining the reason.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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1
YOU START
Desculpe, posso entregar o trabalho mais tarde?
Dish-KOOLP, POH-soo ayn-trih-GAHR oo truh-BAH-lyoo mighsh tahrd?
Excuse me, can I hand in the work later?
THEY SAY
Só com justificação.Soh kohn zhoosh-tee-fee-kuh-SOW.
Only with a valid reason.
2
YOU REPLY
Estive doente, tenho declaração médica.
Shteev doo-AYNT, TEH-nyoo dih-kluh-ruh-SOW MEH-dee-kuh.
I've been ill, I have a medical certificate.
THEY SAY
Até quando precisa?Uh-TEH KWAHN-doo prih-SEE-zuh?
By when do you need it?
3
YOU REPLY
Até segunda-feira, se possível.
Uh-TEH sih-GOON-duh-FAY-ruh, s poo-SEE-vel.
By Monday, if possible.
THEY SAY
Pode ser, até segunda. Envie-me um e-mail com a justificação.Pod sehr, uh-TEH sih-GOON-duh. Ayn-VEE-m oon ee-mayl kohn uh zhoosh-tee-fee-kuh-SOW.
That's fine, until Monday. Send me an email with your justification.
They might also say:
Está bem, mas é a última vez.
Shtah bayn, mahz eh uh OOL-tee-muh vesh.
All right, but it's the last time.
4
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado, envio hoje.
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo, ayn-VEE-oo ohzh.
Thank you very much, I'll send it today.
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
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
entregar
ayn-trih-GAHR
verb
to hand in, to hand over
trabalho
truh-BAH-lyoo
noun
work
mais
mighsh
adverb
more
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
26 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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