🏛️ At the Finanças
The tax office: the NIF, the Portal das Finanças, the senha (ticket).
Key phrases
Tenho uma marcação às dez horas.
I have an appointment at ten o'clock.
"Marcação" is an appointment, and "consulta" is a medical one.
I have an appointment at ten o'clock.
"Marcação" is an appointment, and "consulta" is a medical one.
Queria pedir o número de contribuinte.
I would like to request a tax number.
I would like to request a tax number.
Preciso de alterar a minha morada fiscal.
I need to change my tax address.
I need to change my tax address.
Esqueci-me da palavra-passe do Portal das Finanças.
I forgot my Portal das Finanças password.
I forgot my Portal das Finanças password.
Pode repetir mais devagar, por favor?
Could you repeat that more slowly, please?
Could you repeat that more slowly, please?
Não percebo. Pode escrever?
I do not understand. Could you write it down?
I do not understand. Could you write it down?
Good to know. Most Finanças offices require an appointment. You take a ticket ("senha") and wait for your number. This lesson covers the words, and agendar.pt covers the procedure.
Next step: How to book the Finanças appointment and what to bring (agendar.pt).
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European Portuguese (pt-PT). Pronunciations follow Wiktionary's European Portuguese entries and standard dictionaries such as Infopédia and Priberam. Last reviewed 6 November 2026. Not yet reviewed by a native-speaker teacher: it is a learning tool, not a replacement for one. What was checked.