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How to Say ‘Keep going straight down this street.’ in Portuguese

Siga esta rua sempre em frente.

SEE-gah ESH-tuh HROO-ah SEHNG-pruh ayn FRAYNT

[SEE-gah ESH-tuh HROO-ah SEHNG-pruh ayn FRAYNT]

Phrase Breakdown

Siga esta rua

SEE-gah ESH-tuh HROO-ah

Follow this street

The polite command comes first. Stress 'SI' in 'Siga'.

Example

Siga esta rua, por favor.

Follow this street, please.

Words in this phrase

Siga

[SEE-gah]

go / continue

Polite command form of 'seguir' (to follow, to keep going).

Example

Siga pela avenida.

Go along the avenue.

esta

[ESH-tuh]

this

Demonstrative used with feminine singular nouns to point to something close or current.

Example

Esta oportunidade parece muito interessante.

This opportunity seems very interesting.

rua

[HROO-ah]

street

Common noun for a street in a town.

Example

Moro nesta rua.

I live on this street.

sempre em frente.

SEHNG-pruh ayn FRAYNT

straight ahead.

This tells you to keep going without turning.

Example

O hotel é sempre em frente.

The hotel is straight ahead.

Words in this phrase

sempre

[SEHNG-pruh]

always

Adverb meaning 'always'.

Example

Há sempre espaço para aprender mais sobre a empresa.

There is always room to learn more about the company.

[ayn]

in / on (part of 'straight ahead')

Preposition; with 'frente' it forms the expression for going straight on.

Example

Vá em frente.

Go straight ahead.

frente

[FRAYNT]

front

Front; with 'em' it means 'straight ahead' or 'opposite'.

Example

Siga sempre em frente.

Keep going straight ahead.

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