Portuguese · Secretaria
Enrol on a course at the secretariat: what to say in Portuguese
You go to the university secretariat to enrol on a course.
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How it's done. To enrol with a foreign diploma you usually need to have it recognised (reconhecimento) in Portugal - start the process early.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
Bom dia. Queria inscrever-me num curso.
Bohn DEE-uh. KREE-uh eensh-krih-VEHR-m noon KOOR-soo.
Good morning. I'd like to enrol on a course.
THEY SAY
Para que curso?Pruh k KOOR-soo?
Which course is it for?
2
YOU REPLY
Quero inscrever-me no mestrado.
KEH-roo eensh-krih-VEHR-m noo mish-TRAH-doo.
I'd like to enrol on the master's degree.
THEY SAY
É estudante internacional?Eh shtoo-DAHNT een-tir-nuh-syoo-NAHL?
Are you an international student?
3
YOU REPLY
Sim, tenho proteção temporária.
Seen, TEH-nyoo proo-tih-SOW tem-poo-RAH-ryuh.
Yes, I have temporary protection.
THEY SAY
Precisa do diploma reconhecido e do passaporte.Prih-SEE-zuh doo dih-PLOH-muh rih-koo-nih-SEE-doo ee doo puh-suh-PORT.
You'll need your recognised diploma and your passport.
They might also say:
Veja as datas das candidaturas no site.
VEH-zhuh uhzh DAH-tuhzh duhsh kahn-dee-duh-TOO-ruhzh noo sight.
Check the application dates on the website.
4
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
Bom
Bohn
adjective
good
dia
DEE-uh
noun
day
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
inscrever-me
eensh-krih-VEHR-m
verb
to enrol (myself)
curso
KOOR-soo
noun
course, programme
Quero
KEH-roo
verb
(I) want
20 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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