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Get a student card: what to say in Portuguese
You want to get a student card.
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How it's done. For students under 23 there is a discounted travel pass, the passe sub23: you need proof of enrolment (declaração de matrícula), and you get it at the transport operator's shop (Navegante in Lisbon, Andante in Porto) or in its app; check the conditions there.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
Como é que peço o cartão de estudante?
KOH-moo eh k PEH-soo oo kuhr-TOW d shtoo-DAHNT?
How do I order a student card?
THEY SAY
Faz o pedido no portal e levanta aqui.Fahz oo pih-DEE-doo noo poor-TAHL ee lih-VAHN-tuh uh-KEE.
You apply on the portal and collect it here.
They might also say:
Faz o pedido no portal e levanta aqui. Precisa de uma fotografia.
Fahz oo pih-DEE-doo noo poor-TAHL ee lih-VAHN-tuh uh-KEE. Prih-SEE-zuh d OO-muh foo-too-gruh-FEE-uh.
You apply on the portal and collect it here. You'll need a photo.
2
YOU REPLY
Com o cartão tenho desconto nos transportes?
Kohn oo kuhr-TOW TEH-nyoo dish-KOHN-too noosh trahnsh-POR-tish?
Do I get a transport discount with the card?
THEY SAY
Sim, pode pedir o passe para estudantes.Seen, pod pih-DEER oo pahs pruh shtoo-DAHN-tish.
Yes, you can apply for the student pass.
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YOU REPLY
Serve também para a cantina?
Sehrv tuhm-BAYN pruh uh kahn-TEE-nuh?
Does it work in the canteen too?
THEY SAY
Sim, carrega o saldo aqui na cantina.Seen, kuh-REH-guh oo SAHL-doo uh-KEE nuh kahn-TEE-nuh.
Yes, you top up your balance here in the canteen.
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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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Como
KOH-moo
adverb
how
é
eh
verb
is
peço
PEH-soo
verb
(I) ask for
cartão
kuhr-TOW
noun
card
estudante
shtoo-DAHNT
noun
student
Faz
Fahz
verb
does, makes
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?
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