How to Say ‘Let's go out tonight!’ in Portuguese
Bora para a noitada!
BOH-rah pah-rah ah noy-TAH-dah
[BOH-rah pah-rah ah noy-TAH-dah]
Phrase Breakdown
Bora
[BOH-rah]
let's go
Short slang form of 'vamos embora'.
Bora ao café!
Let's go to the café!
para a noitada!
pah-rah ah noy-TAH-dah
for a night out!
'Noitada' means a long night out partying. In speech, 'para a' often blends into 'prà': 'PRAH noy-TAH-duh'.
Vamos para a noitada no Bairro Alto.
We're going for a night out in Bairro Alto.
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
to
A preposition used to indicate direction or purpose.
Vamos para o bar.
Let's go to the bar.
a
[ah]
the (feminine singular)
Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.
A estação é ali à direita.
The station is right there on the right.
noitada
[noy-TAH-dah]
night out
A night of partying.
Fizemos uma noitada.
We had a night out.
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