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How to Say ‘My residence application’ in Portuguese

O meu pedido de residência

oo may-oo peh-DEE-doo duh reh-zee-DEN-syah

[oo may-oo peh-DEE-doo duh reh-zee-DEN-syah]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese names the type of application with de after it, where English puts it before. For example, pedido de visto "visa application".

Phrase Breakdown

O meu pedido

oo may-oo peh-DEE-doo

My application

Say 'u MEU pe-DI-du', with the final 'o' reduced to 'u'.

Example

O meu pedido está pronto?

Is my application ready?

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

meu

[may-oo]

Used to indicate possession.

Example

Meu carro é novo.

My car is new.

pedido

[peh-DEE-doo]

application, request

Noun for a formal request submitted to an office.

Example

Fiz o pedido online.

I made the application online.

de residência

duh reh-zee-DEN-syah

for residence

'De' is a weak 'd'. 'Residência' is stressed 're-zi-DÊN-sia'. The single 's' between vowels sounds like 'z'.

Example

Tenho autorização de residência.

I have a residence permit.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

residência

[reh-zee-DEN-syah]

residence

Living legally in a country; used for residence permits.

Example

Tenho autorização de residência.

I have a residence permit.

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