BicaUnit 15 · Services and paperworkA2Lesson 3 of 5: Filling in forms
Filling in forms in European Portuguese
This is lesson 3 of 5 in Unit 15, Services and paperwork (Serviços e burocracia), an A2 unit in which you deal with Finanças, the bank, the post office and your landlord: tickets, forms and appointments. The new words are preencher (to fill in), o formulário (form), assinar (to sign) and 5 more, practised in 10 example sentences. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Polite requests: Queria… and Podia…?” and “Precisar de”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
preencher | to fill inThe polite command is preencha. |
o formulário | form |
assinar | to signThe polite command is assine. A signature is a assinatura. |
a morada | address |
o código postal | postcodePortuguese postcodes have seven digits, like 1100-148. |
o documento | document |
a fotocópia | photocopyYou can also say a cópia. |
a caneta | pen |
Example sentences
- Preencha este formulário, se faz favor.Please fill in this form.Preencha is the polite command that officials use.
- Eu assino aqui?Do I sign here?
- Assine aqui, se faz favor.Sign here, please.
- Qual é a sua morada?What's your address?
- Eu não sei o código postal.I don't know the postcode.Sei = I know (a fact). It comes from saber.
- Desculpe, tem uma caneta?Excuse me, do you have a pen?
- Eu tenho uma fotocópia do passaporte.I have a photocopy of my passport.Portuguese often says do passaporte ("of the passport") where English says "of my passport".
- De que documentos é que eu preciso?What documents do I need?The de of precisar de moves to the front of the question.
- Tem este formulário em inglês?Do you have this form in English?
- Podia repetir, se faz favor?Could you repeat that, please?Podia + infinitive is a very polite "Could you…?". Repetir = to repeat.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 15: Services and paperwork: