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How to Say ‘Where is gate ten?’ in Portuguese

Onde é a porta de embarque dez?

ON-deh eh ah POR-tah deh eng-BAR-kuh dehz

[ON-deh eh ah POR-tah deh eng-BAR-kuh dehz]

Phrase Breakdown

Onde é

ON-deh eh

Where is

Use this to ask where a place is. Say 'OHN-dee EH'. The two words flow together.

Example

Onde é a casa de banho?

Where is the bathroom?

Words in this phrase

Onde

[ON-deh]

where

An interrogative word used to ask about location.

Example

Onde fica o hotel?

Where is the hotel?

é

[eh]

is

Third person singular of ser, meaning 'is'.

Example

Isso é importante para a família.

That is important for the family.

a porta

ah POR-tah

the gate

This is the article plus noun. Say 'uh POR-tuh'.

Example

Feche a porta.

Close the door.

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

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.

Example

A porta está fechada.

The gate is closed.

de embarque dez?

deh eng-BAR-kuh dehz

boarding ten?

Raise your intonation at the end for the question. Say 'deem-BAR-kuh DESH?'

Example

É o embarque dez?

Is it boarding ten?

Words in this phrase

de

[deh]

of

Used to indicate origin or cause.

Example

O livro de história é interessante.

The history book is interesting.

embarque

[eng-BAR-kuh]

boarding

Masculine noun for getting on a plane.

Example

A hora de embarque é às nove.

Boarding time is at nine.

dez

[dehz]

Ten

The numerical value following nine; 10.

Example

A turma tem dez alunos.

The class has ten students.

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