How to Say ‘Gate ten’ in Portuguese
A porta de embarque dez
ah POR-tah deh eng-BAR-kuh dehz
[ah POR-tah deh eng-BAR-kuh dehz]
💬 Usage Tip: The number comes after the word, just like in English 'gate ten'. Same with seats and terminals: terminal um "terminal one".
Phrase Breakdown
A porta
ah POR-tah
The gate (door)
'Porta' means door, and at an airport it means gate. Say 'uh POR-tuh'.
A porta está aberta.
The door is open.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
the (feminine singular)
Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.
A estação é ali à direita.
The station is right there on the right.
porta
[POR-tah]
gate
Feminine noun for door; with de embarque it means boarding gate.
A porta está fechada.
The gate is closed.
de embarque dez
deh eng-BAR-kuh dehz
boarding ten
This gives 'boarding gate ten'. 'Dez' (ten) sounds like 'desh' in Portugal.
Vá para o embarque dez.
Go to boarding ten.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
Used to indicate origin or cause.
O livro de história é interessante.
The history book is interesting.
embarque
[eng-BAR-kuh]
boarding
Masculine noun for getting on a plane.
A hora de embarque é às nove.
Boarding time is at nine.
dez
[dehz]
Ten
The numerical value following nine; 10.
A turma tem dez alunos.
The class has ten students.
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