Portuguese · Primeiro dia
The manager explains your duties: what to say in Portuguese
Your manager explains your duties on the first day.
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How it's done. Don't be shy about writing instructions down on your phone and asking again - in the first week that's expected.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Primeiro vai arrumar o armazém. Depois ajuda na reposição das prateleiras.Pree-MAY-roo vigh uh-roo-MAHR oo uhr-muh-ZAYN. Dih-POYZ uh-ZHOO-duh nuh rih-poo-zee-SOW duhsh pruh-tih-LAY-ruhsh.
First you'll tidy the storeroom. Then you'll help restock the shelves.
They might also say:
Primeiro vai arrumar o armazém.
Pree-MAY-roo vigh uh-roo-MAHR oo uhr-muh-ZAYN.
First you'll tidy the storeroom.
YOU REPLY
Pode mostrar-me como se faz?
Pod moosh-TRAHR-m KOH-moo s fahsh?
Can you show me how it's done?
THEY SAY
Claro, venha comigo. Se tiver dúvidas, fale com o responsável de turno.KLAH-roo, VEH-nyuh koo-MEE-goo. S tee-VEHR DOO-vee-duhsh, fahl kohn oo rish-poon-SAH-vel d TOOR-noo.
Of course, come with me. If you have any questions, talk to the shift supervisor.
They might also say:
Claro, venha comigo.
KLAH-roo, VEH-nyuh koo-MEE-goo.
Of course, come with me.
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YOU REPLY
Está bem. Quem é o responsável?
Shtah bayn. Kayn eh oo rish-poon-SAH-vel?
All right. Who's the supervisor?
THEY SAY
É o Paulo, está ali.Eh oo POW-loo, shtah uh-LEE.
That's Paulo, over there.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
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
vai
vigh
verb
goes
arrumar
uh-roo-MAHR
verb
to tidy up
armazém
uhr-muh-ZAYN
noun
stockroom
Depois
Dih-POYZ
adverb
then, after
ajuda
uh-ZHOO-duh
noun
help
reposição
rih-poo-zee-SOW
noun
restocking
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?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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