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Hand in a sick note: what to say in Portuguese

You come back after being ill and hand in your sick note.

Baixa médica4 linesLevel A2For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The electronic sick note goes to Social Security, and the employer is usually given the document number or a printout.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
Aqui está a declaração da baixa.
Uh-KEE shtah uh dih-kluh-ruh-SOW duh BIGH-shuh.
Here's the sick note.
Or say:O médico passou baixa de cinco dias.
Oo MEH-dee-koo puh-SOH BIGH-shuh d SEEN-koo DEE-uhsh.
THEY SAY
Muito bem, eu entrego nos recursos humanos. Já está melhor?
MWEE-too bayn, eh-oo ayn-TREH-goo noozh rih-KOOR-sooz oo-MAH-noosh. Zhah shtah mih-LYOR?
Very good, I'll pass it to human resources. Are you feeling better?
They might also say:
Já está melhor?
Zhah shtah mih-LYOR?
Are you feeling better?
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YOU FINISH
Sim, já estou bem, obrigado.
Seen, zhah shtoh bayn, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Yes, I'm fine now, thank you.
THEY SAY
Ainda bem!
uh-EEN-duh bayn!
Thank goodness!
They might also say:
Que bom!
k bohn!
That's great!
in the app

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

Aqui
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
está
shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
declaração
dih-kluh-ruh-SOW
noun
certificate, declaration
baixa
BIGH-shuh
noun
sick leave
Muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
bem
bayn
adverb
well

13 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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Portuguese →

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