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How to Say ‘This is the tenant from the second floor.’ in Portuguese

Fala o inquilino do segundo andar.

FAH-luh oo een-kee-LEE-noo doo seh-GOON-doo ahn-DAR

[FAH-luh oo een-kee-LEE-noo doo seh-GOON-doo ahn-DAR]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Landlords often own or manage several flats, so naming your floor (and side, like esquerdo "left" or direito "right") right away tells them exactly which one you mean.

Phrase Breakdown

Fala o inquilino

FAH-luh oo een-kee-LEE-noo

This is the tenant speaking

A common way to identify yourself on the phone. 'Fala o' links smoothly: 'FA-lɐ u ĩ-ki-LEE-nu'.

Example

Bom dia, fala o inquilino.

Good morning, this is the tenant speaking.

Words in this phrase

Fala

[FAH-luh]

speaks / is speaking

Third-person form of 'falar'; used on the phone to say who is talking.

Example

Quem fala?

Who is speaking?

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

inquilino

[een-kee-LEE-noo]

tenant

A person who rents a home from a landlord.

Example

O inquilino novo é simpático.

The new tenant is nice.

do segundo andar.

doo seh-GOON-doo ahn-DAR

from the second floor.

'Do' is 'de + o'. 'Segundo andar' means 'second floor'. Stress 'GOON' and 'DAR'.

Example

Moro no segundo andar.

I live on the second floor.

Words in this phrase

[doo]

of the

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

Example

Gosto do metro.

I like the metro.

segundo

[seh-GOON-doo]

second

A unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute. Also means 'second' in order.

Example

O comboio parte daqui a trinta segundos.

The train leaves in thirty seconds.

andar

[ahn-DAR]

floor (of a building)

As a noun, 'andar' means a storey or floor of a building.

Example

O meu apartamento é no primeiro andar.

My apartment is on the first floor.

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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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