Ask for an Apartment Repair in Brazilian Portuguese — Practice

Describe what is happening and where

Use estou com um problema (I have a problem) or há um problema (there is a problem), then name the room or item. Vazamento is a leak, tomada is an electrical outlet, and chuveiro is the shower. Keep the description observable: what is not working, where it happens, and when you noticed it.

For a recurring issue, use às vezes (sometimes), desde ontem (since yesterday), or quando… (when…). If there may be an immediate hazard, prioritize local emergency or building procedures rather than relying on a message alone.

Ask about a visit and confirm practical details

After describing the issue, ask who can inspect it and when: Você pode verificar isso? (Can you check this?) or Quando alguém pode vir? (When can someone come?). If a maintenance worker needs access, confirm the day, approximate time, and who will meet them.

A written recap helps avoid confusion: Então, a visita ficou para terça, por volta das dez, certo? (So the visit is set for Tuesday around ten, correct?). Follow your rental agreement and building process for responsibility, urgent requests, and permission to enter.

Remember: Describe the repair issue with a location and observable detail, ask what happens next, and confirm the visit time and access arrangements in writing.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. There’s a leak under the kitchen sink.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Estou com um vazamento embaixo da pia da cozinha.

2. The shower hasn’t been heating since yesterday.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   O chuveiro não está esquentando desde ontem.

3. The living room outlet stops working sometimes.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   A tomada da sala para de funcionar às vezes.

4. Can you send someone to assess the leak?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você pode enviar alguém para avaliar o vazamento?

5. What time works for the visit?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Qual horário funciona para a visita?

6. I can send a photo to show the problem.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Posso mandar uma foto para mostrar o problema.

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Describe the repair issue with a location and observable detail, ask what happens next, and confirm the visit time and access arrangements in writing.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Ask for an Apartment Repair in Brazilian Portuguese lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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