Portuguese · Biblioteca
Join the library: what to say in Portuguese
You want to join the university library.
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How it's done. Requisitar - to borrow a book; devolver - to return; renovar - to renew.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
Boa tarde. Queria inscrever-me na biblioteca.
BOH-uh tahrd. KREE-uh eensh-krih-VEHR-m nuh bee-blee-oo-TEH-kuh.
Good afternoon. I'd like to join the library.
THEY SAY
Tem o cartão de estudante?Tayn oo kuhr-TOW d shtoo-DAHNT?
Do you have a student card?
They might also say:
É aluno da universidade?
Eh uh-LOO-noo duh oo-nee-vir-see-DAHD?
Are you a student at the university?
2
YOU REPLY
Sim, aqui está o cartão.
Seen, uh-KEE shtah oo kuhr-TOW.
Yes, here's my card.
THEY SAY
Preencha este formulário, por favor.Pree-AYN-shuh esht foor-moo-LAH-ryoo, poor fuh-VOR.
Please fill in this form.
3
YOU REPLY
Aqui está.
Uh-KEE shtah.
Here you are.
THEY SAY
Pronto, já está inscrito.PROHN-too, zhah shtah eensh-KREE-too.
There you go, you're registered.
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
inscrever-me
eensh-krih-VEHR-m
verb
to enrol (myself)
biblioteca
bee-blee-oo-TEH-kuh
noun
library
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
18 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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