A2 · Services · European Portuguese
At the Post Office Nos correios
Send a parcel, compare delivery times and prices, describe its contents, and pay naturally at a Portuguese post office.
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- Hans
Bom dia. Queria enviar esta encomenda para a Alemanha.
Good morning. I’d like to send this parcel to Germany.
- Postal worker
Bom dia. Prefere envio normal ou expresso?
Good morning. Would you prefer standard or express delivery?
- Hans
Qual é a diferença?
What’s the difference?
- Postal worker
O envio normal demora entre cinco e sete dias úteis.
Standard delivery takes between five and seven working days.
- Postal worker
O envio expresso demora apenas dois ou três dias.
Express delivery takes only two or three days.
- Hans
E quanto custa o envio expresso?
And how much does express delivery cost?
- Postal worker
Depende do peso da encomenda. Pode colocá-la na balança?
It depends on the parcel’s weight. Could you place it on the scales?
- Hans
Sim, claro.
Yes, of course.
- Postal worker
A encomenda pesa dois quilos e trezentos gramas.
The parcel weighs two kilos and three hundred grams.
- Postal worker
O envio expresso custa vinte e quatro euros.
Express delivery costs twenty-four euros.
- Hans
E o envio normal?
And standard delivery?
- Postal worker
O envio normal custa catorze euros.
Standard delivery costs fourteen euros.
- Hans
Nesse caso, prefiro o envio normal.
In that case, I prefer standard delivery.
- Postal worker
Pode dizer-me o que contém a encomenda?
Can you tell me what the parcel contains?
- Hans
Tem alguns livros e roupa.
It contains some books and clothes.
- Postal worker
Há algum artigo frágil ou de valor?
Are there any fragile or valuable items?
- Hans
Não, não há nada frágil.
No, there is nothing fragile.
- Postal worker
Muito bem. Preciso que preencha este formulário com a morada do destinatário.
Very well. I need you to fill in this form with the recipient’s address.
- Hans
Claro. Posso pagar com cartão?
Of course. Can I pay by card?
- Postal worker
Pode sim. Guarde este recibo para acompanhar a encomenda.
Yes, you can. Keep this receipt to track the parcel.
- Hans
Muito obrigado pela ajuda.
Thank you very much for your help.
Useful expressions
What to remember.
- Prefere envio normal ou expresso?
- Ask which delivery service the customer prefers.
- Quanto custa o envio expresso?
- Ask the price of express delivery.
- Pode colocá-la na balança?
- Ask someone to place a parcel on the scales.
- O que contém a encomenda?
- Ask what a parcel contains.
- Posso pagar com cartão?
- Ask whether card payment is accepted.
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