At a Watch Repair Shop in Brazil: Replace a Battery or Adjust a Strap — Practice

Explain the service you need

A watch is a relógio. A battery is a bateria, and the strap or band can be called pulseira. Use trocar for replacing a part and ajustar for making it fit better.

Ask whether the watch needs inspection

If you do not know what is wrong, describe what you observed and ask for an evaluation. Parou de funcionar means it stopped working; está atrasando means it is running slow. Ask before authorizing additional work.

Confirm the estimate and turnaround time

Ask how much the service will cost and whether it can be done while you wait. If the shop needs to keep the watch, request a receipt and confirm the pickup date.

Remember: Use bateria, pulseira, ajustar, and trocar to request a simple watch service.

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. I need to replace this watch’s battery.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Preciso trocar a bateria deste relógio.

2. Can you adjust the band?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você consegue ajustar a pulseira?

3. The watch stopped working. Can you check it?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   O relógio parou de funcionar. Você pode verificar?

4. If it needs another repair, can you let me know first?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Se precisar de outro conserto, pode me avisar antes?

5. How much does the replacement cost, and how long does it take?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quanto custa a troca e demora quanto tempo?

6. Can you give me a receipt to collect it later?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você pode me dar um comprovante para retirar depois?

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.

Use bateria, pulseira, ajustar, and trocar to request a simple watch service.

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 At a Watch Repair Shop in Brazil: Replace a Battery or Adjust a Strap 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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