Transportation

1. Onde é a estação de metro?

   Where is the metro station?

   Usage

   Find the metro in cities like Lisbon or Porto

   Grammar Note

   "Onde é" asks where something is. "É" is third person singular of ser

2. Um bilhete para Lisboa, por favor

   One ticket to Lisbon, please

   Usage

   Buy a train or bus ticket to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "Bilhete" means ticket in Portuguese. In Brazil, "passagem" is also used for transport tickets

3. A que horas sai o próximo autocarro?

   What time does the next bus leave?

   Usage

   Ask the departure time of the next bus (European Portuguese)

   Grammar Note

   "Autocarro" is used in Portugal. Brazil uses "ônibus". "Sai" is third person of sair (to leave)

4. Pode chamar-me um táxi, por favor?

   Could you call me a taxi, please?

   Usage

   Ask staff to call a taxi for you

   Grammar Note

   "Pode + infinitive" makes a polite request. Clitic "me" is attached with a hyphen in EP

5. É longe daqui?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Check how far away a destination is

   Grammar Note

   "Daqui" contracts de + aqui. Opposite of "longe" is "perto." "É perto daqui?" means "Is it nearby?"

6. Onde é a paragem do elétrico?

   Where is the tram stop?

   Usage

   Find the stop for Lisbon's iconic trams (elétrico)

   Grammar Note

   "Paragem" is the bus/tram stop in Portugal. Brazil uses "parada". Elétrico 28 is Lisbon's most famous tram

7. Preciso de um bilhete de ida e volta

   I need a return ticket

   Usage

   Ask for a round-trip / return ticket at a station

   Grammar Note

   "Ida" (going) + "e" (and) + "volta" (return). One-way is just "de ida"

8. Pode ir mais devagar, por favor?

   Could you go more slowly, please?

   Usage

   Ask a driver or taxi to slow down

   Grammar Note

   "Devagar" is an adverb meaning slowly. Opposite: "mais depressa" (faster)

9. Fica a quantos minutos a pé?

   How many minutes on foot?

   Usage

   Ask how long it takes to walk to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "A pé" (on foot) is idiomatic. Swap with "de carro" (by car) or "de metro" (by metro)

10. Esta é a paragem certa para o aeroporto?

    Is this the right stop for the airport?

    Usage

    Confirm you are at the right stop when heading to the airport

    Grammar Note

    "Certa" is the feminine of "certo" (right/correct). Agrees with feminine noun "paragem". "Paragem" is the Portuguese word; Brazil uses "ponto" or "parada"

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