How to Say ‘Follow this street’ in Portuguese
Siga esta rua
SEE-gah ESH-tuh HROO-ah
[SEE-gah ESH-tuh HROO-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: Siga is the polite command form you'll hear in directions. Others follow the same pattern: vire "turn" and desça "go down".
Phrase Breakdown
Siga
[SEE-gah]
go / continue
Polite command form of 'seguir' (to follow, to keep going).
Siga pela avenida.
Go along the avenue.
esta
[ESH-tuh]
this
Demonstrative used with feminine singular nouns to point to something close or current.
Esta oportunidade parece muito interessante.
This opportunity seems very interesting.
rua
[HROO-ah]
street
Common noun for a street in a town.
Moro nesta rua.
I live on this street.
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