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Ask the lecturer about the exam: what to say in Portuguese

You want to ask a lecturer about an exam.

Professor(a)9 linesLevel A2For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. At university you address lecturers as Professor / Professora, even without a surname.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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YOU START
Professor, posso fazer uma pergunta?
Proo-fih-SOR, POH-soo fuh-ZEHR OO-muh pir-GOON-tuh?
Professor, can I ask a question?
THEY SAY
Diga.
DEE-guh.
Go ahead.
They might also say:
Claro, diga lá.
KLAH-roo, DEE-guh lah.
Of course, go ahead.
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2
YOU REPLY
O exame é escrito ou oral?
Oo ee-ZAHM eh SHKREE-too oh oo-RAHL?
Is the exam written or oral?
THEY SAY
É escrito, com consulta.
Eh SHKREE-too, kohn kohn-SOOL-tuh.
It's written, open-book.
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3
YOU REPLY
Que matéria é que sai no exame?
K muh-TEH-ryuh eh k sigh noo ee-ZAHM?
What material will be on the exam?
THEY SAY
Sai tudo o que demos nas aulas.
Sigh TOO-doo oo k DEH-moozh nuhz OW-luhsh.
Everything we've covered in class.
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4
YOU REPLY
Posso fazer o exame em inglês?
POH-soo fuh-ZEHR oo ee-ZAHM ayn een-GLESH?
Can I take the exam in English?
THEY SAY
Pode, mas tem de pedir aos serviços académicos.
Pod, mahsh tayn d pih-DEER owsh sir-VEE-sooz uh-kuh-DEH-mee-koosh.
You can, but you have to ask the academic services.
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5
YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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

Professor
Proo-fih-SOR
noun
lecturer, teacher (as a form of address: Professor)
posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
fazer
fuh-ZEHR
verb
to do, to make
pergunta
pir-GOON-tuh
noun
question
Diga
DEE-guh
verb
say
exame
ee-ZAHM
noun
exam

29 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?
Fala inglês?
FAH-luh een-GLESH?
Do you speak English?

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