Public services
Deze les is nog niet in jouw taal beschikbaar — hij wordt in het Engels getoond.
Woordenschat
- a câmara municipalcity hall
- as finançastax office
- a junta de freguesiaparish council
- o cartão de cidadãocitizen card
- o formulárioform
- o atestadocertificate
- a certidãoofficial certificate
- o contribuintetaxpayer
- a senhaqueue ticket / number
- o balcãocounter / desk
Public Services
Navigating Portuguese Bureaucracy
Portugal has a unique administrative structure with freguesias (parishes) handling local matters:
- Preciso de ir à junta de freguesia. (I need to go to the parish council.)
- Tenho de ir às finanças. (I have to go to the tax office.)
Passive Voice for Bureaucratic Processes
The voz passiva is common in administrative language:
- O formulário é preenchido pelo cidadão. (The form is filled in by the citizen.)
- A certidão foi emitida ontem. (The certificate was issued yesterday.)
"É preciso" + Infinitive
A common impersonal construction for requirements:
- É preciso trazer o cartão de cidadão. (It's necessary to bring the citizen card.)
- É preciso preencher este formulário. (You need to fill in this form.)
Useful Administrative Verbs
- Preencher um formulário = to fill in a form
- Entregar documentos = to submit documents
- Renovar o cartão = to renew the card
- Levantar uma senha = to take a queue ticket
Tip: In Portugal, "Loja do Cidadão" is a one-stop public services centre where you can handle many administrative tasks.
Uitdrukkingen
- Onde posso levantar uma senha?Where can I take a queue ticket?
- Preciso de renovar o cartão de cidadãoI need to renew my citizen card
- Tem de preencher este formulárioYou have to fill in this form
- Qual é o balcão para tratar disto?Which counter handles this?
- Falta algum documento?Is any document missing?
- Quanto tempo demora?How long does it take?
Veelgemaakte fouten
Preciso ir à câmaraPreciso de ir à câmara'Precisar' requires the preposition 'de' before infinitive
Vou preencher a formulárioVou preencher o formulário'Formulário' is masculine, use 'o' not 'a'
Tenho de renovar meu cartãoTenho de renovar o meu cartãoIn European Portuguese, use the article 'o' before 'meu'
Fui no balcão 3Fui ao balcão 3Movement towards uses 'a' (ao) not 'em' (no)
Levantei o meu senhaLevantei a minha senha'Senha' is feminine — use 'a minha senha', not 'o meu senha'.
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