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A colleague asks about Ukraine: what to say in Portuguese
A colleague asks about Ukraine.
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How it's done. Answer as much as you feel comfortable with: Prefiro não falar disso - "I'd rather not talk about it" - is a perfectly fine answer too.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
De que cidade é?D k see-DAHD eh?
Which city are you from?
They might also say:
De que parte da Ucrânia é?
D k pahrt duh Oo-KRAH-nyuh eh?
Which part of Ukraine are you from?
YOU REPLY
Sou do norte da Ucrânia.
Soh doo nort duh oo-KRAH-nyuh.
I'm from the north of Ukraine.
THEY SAY
A sua família ainda está na Ucrânia?Uh SOO-uh fuh-MEE-lyuh uh-EEN-duh shtah nuh oo-KRAH-nyuh?
Is your family still in Ukraine?
2
YOU REPLY
Os meus pais ainda estão lá.
Oozh meh-oosh pighz uh-EEN-duh shtow lah.
My parents are still there.
THEY SAY
Espero que estejam bem. Como é a vida lá agora?SHPEH-roo k SHTEH-zhow bayn. KOH-moo eh uh VEE-duh lah uh-GOH-ruh?
I hope they're all right. What's life like there now?
3
YOU REPLY
Prefiro não falar disso, desculpe.
Prih-FEE-roo now fuh-LAHR DEE-soo, dish-KOOLP.
I'd rather not talk about it, sorry.
THEY SAY
Claro, compreendo perfeitamente.KLAH-roo, kom-pree-AYN-doo pir-fay-tuh-MAYNT.
Of course, I completely understand.
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
cidade
see-DAHD
noun
city
é
eh
verb
is
Sou
Soh
verb
(I) am
norte
nort
noun
north
família
fuh-MEE-lyuh
noun
family
ainda
uh-EEN-duh
adverb
still, yet
30 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Não falo bem português.
Now FAH-loo bayn poor-too-GESH.
I don't speak Portuguese well.
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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