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Job interview: talk about your experience: what to say in Portuguese
At the interview you're asked to talk about your experience.
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How it's done. At the interview, say honestly that you're still learning Portuguese - employers often value that more than perfect language.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Fale-me um pouco da sua experiência.FAH-lih-m oon POH-koo duh SOO-uh shpih-RYAYN-syuh.
Tell me a little about your experience.
They might also say:
O que é que fazia na Ucrânia?
Oo k eh k fuh-ZEE-uh nuh oo-KRAH-nyuh?
What did you do in Ukraine?
YOU REPLY
Trabalhei num restaurante durante cinco anos.
Truh-buh-LYAY noon rish-tow-RAHNT doo-RAHNT SEEN-koo AH-noosh.
I worked in a restaurant for five years.
THEY SAY
Fala inglês também?FAH-luh een-GLESH tuhm-BAYN?
Do you speak English as well?
They might also say:
Também fala inglês?
Tuhm-BAYN FAH-luh een-GLESH?
Do you speak English as well?
2
YOU REPLY
Um pouco. Ainda estou a aprender português, mas aprendo depressa.
Oon POH-koo. Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH, mahz uh-PRAYN-doo dih-PREH-suh.
A little. I'm still learning Portuguese, but I learn quickly.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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
Fale-me
FAH-lih-m
verb
tell me
pouco
POH-koo
adverb
little (um pouco - a little)
experiência
shpih-RYAYN-syuh
noun
experience
Trabalhei
Truh-buh-LYAY
verb
(I) worked
restaurante
rish-tow-RAHNT
noun
restaurant
anos
AH-noosh
noun
years
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?
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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