How to Say ‘Your boarding pass’ in Portuguese
O seu cartão de embarque
oo say-oo kar-TOWN deh eng-BAR-kuh
[oo say-oo kar-TOWN deh eng-BAR-kuh]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Airline and airport staff will address you with polite o seu rather than the informal o teu. You can match that politeness when you talk to them.
Phrase Breakdown
O seu cartão
oo say-oo kar-TOWN
Your card
'O seu' is the polite 'your'. 'Cartão' ends in a nasal 'ão', like 'ow' said through the nose: 'oo SEH-oo kur-TOWN'.
O seu cartão, por favor.
Your card, please.
Words in this phrase
O
[oo]
the (masculine singular)
Article used before a masculine singular noun; often unstressed in speech.
O bilhete é mais barato se comprares com antecedência.
The ticket is cheaper if you buy in advance.
seu
[say-oo]
your
A possessive adjective referring to the other person's time or attention.
A palavra «seu» mostra que o tempo pertence ao destinatário.
The word “your” shows that the time belongs to the recipient.
cartão
[kar-TOWN]
card
A debit or credit card used for payment.
Como só tinha cartão comigo, perguntei: "Aceita pagamento por cartão?"
Since I only had a card with me, I asked: "Do you accept payment by card?"
de embarque
deh eng-BAR-kuh
boarding (of boarding)
Together with 'cartão', it forms 'boarding pass'. The two words run together: 'deem-BAR-kuh'. The final 'e' is almost silent.
A hora de embarque é às dez.
Boarding time is at 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 or ship.
O embarque começa agora.
Boarding starts now.
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