How to Say ‘Where is the gate?’ in Portuguese
Onde fica a porta de embarque?
ON-dih FEE-kah ah POR-tah duh em-bar-k
[ON-dih FEE-kah ah POR-tah duh em-bar-k]
💬 Usage Tip: After [em] + [o], Portuguese contracts to [no], so [embarque] gives you [porta de embarque] but [at the gate] would be [na porta de embarque]. Watch for these little join-ups everywhere.
Phrase Breakdown
Onde
[ON-dih]
where
Question word used to ask about location.
Onde fica a porta de embarque? O voo sai em vinte minutos.
Where is the boarding gate? The flight leaves in twenty minutes.
fica
[FEE-kah]
is located
From the verb 'ficar', used for location.
Onde fica a porta de embarque? O voo sai em vinte minutos.
Where is the boarding gate? The flight leaves in twenty minutes.
a
[ah]
the
Feminine singular definite article.
Onde fica a porta de embarque? O voo sai em vinte minutos.
Where is the boarding gate? The flight leaves in twenty minutes.
porta
[POR-tah]
gate
Gate or door; at the airport, the boarding gate.
Onde fica a porta de embarque? O voo sai em vinte minutos.
Where is the boarding gate? The flight leaves in twenty minutes.
de
[duh]
of
Preposition connecting words in the expression.
Onde fica a porta de embarque? O voo sai em vinte minutos.
Where is the boarding gate? The flight leaves in twenty minutes.
embarque
[em-bar-k]
boarding
Boarding; getting onto the plane.
Onde fica a porta de embarque? O voo sai em vinte minutos.
Where is the boarding gate? The flight leaves in twenty minutes.
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