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How to Say ‘You need your card.’ in Portuguese

Precisas do teu cartão.

pruh-SEE-zush doo TEH-oo kar-TOWN

[pruh-SEE-zush doo TEH-oo kar-TOWN]

💬 Usage Tip: precisar always takes de before the thing you need, so de + o becomes do here. To say you need something, it's Preciso de ajuda "I need help".

Phrase Breakdown

Precisas

[pruh-SEE-zush]

you need

Informal 'tu' form of 'precisar' (to need), followed by 'de'.

Example

Precisas de ajuda?

Do you need help?

do teu cartão.

doo TEH-oo kar-TOWN

your card.

'Precisar' takes 'de', so 'de + o' becomes 'do'. 'Cartão' ends in a nasal 'ão', said through the nose.

Example

Esqueci-me do teu cartão.

I forgot your card.

Words in this phrase

[doo]

of the

Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; 'precisar de' means to need.

Example

Gosto do metro.

I like the metro.

teu

[TEH-oo]

your

Informal possessive for masculine singular nouns.

Example

O teu sorriso é bonito.

Your smile is pretty.

cartão

[kar-TOWN]

card

Bank or credit card.

Example

Pago com cartão de crédito.

I pay by credit card.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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