How to Say ‘Call the police’ in Portuguese
Chame a polícia
SHAH-mih ah poh-LEE-see-ah
[SHAH-mih ah poh-LEE-see-ah]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is a strong emergency command. In a crisis it is appropriate, but in non-emergency situations it can sound abrupt.
Phrase Breakdown
Chame
[SHAH-mih]
call
Formal or polite imperative of chamar, used to tell someone to call.
Chame a polícia depressa.
Call the police quickly.
a
[ah]
the
Feminine singular definite article.
A polícia já vem.
The police are already coming.
polícia
[poh-LEE-see-ah]
police
Refers to the police force.
Chame a polícia agora.
Call the police now.
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