How to Say ‘I go straight ahead.’ in Portuguese
Vou em frente.
voh ayng FREN-tuh
[voh ayng FREN-tuh]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Locals are more likely to tell you the route with commands like [siga] or [segue] than to describe it from their own point of view with [vou]. Treat this as understandable practice language rather than the most natural street wording.
Phrase Breakdown
Vou
[voh]
I go / I am going
'Vou' means 'I go' or 'I am going'.
Vou pela rua principal.
I go along the main street.
Em frente
ayng FREN-tuh
straight ahead
Gives the direction to continue forward.
Segue em frente.
Go straight ahead.
Words in this phrase
em
[ayng]
in / ahead
Here 'em' is part of 'em frente', meaning 'ahead/straight'.
Sigo em frente sem parar.
I continue straight ahead without stopping.
frente
[FREN-tuh]
front / ahead
'frente' means 'front' or 'ahead'; with 'em' it means 'straight ahead'.
Vou em frente até à praça; a frente da igreja aparece logo.
I go straight ahead to the square; the front of the church appears soon.
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