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How to Say ‘To the Hotel Avenida Palace, please.’ in Portuguese

Para o Hotel Avenida Palace, se faz favor.

pah-rah oo oh-TEL a-veh-NEE-dah PAH-lass seh faz fah-VOHR

[pah-rah oo oh-TEL a-veh-NEE-dah PAH-lass seh faz fah-VOHR]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: se faz favor is the everyday Portugal "please", and giving the destination this way is exactly how locals open a taxi ride. por favor works too but sounds a touch more neutral.

Phrase Breakdown

Para o Hotel

pah-rah oo oh-TEL

To the Hotel

This tells the taxi driver where you're going. The 'h' is silent.

Example

Para o Hotel Tivoli.

To the Hotel Tivoli.

Words in this phrase

Para

[pah-rah]

A preposition used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Vamos para o bar.

Let's go to the bar.

[oo]

the (masculine singular)

Article used before a masculine singular noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

O bilhete é mais barato se comprares com antecedência.

The ticket is cheaper if you buy in advance.

Hotel

[oh-TEL]

hotel

A place where travellers pay to stay overnight.

Example

O hotel fica no centro.

The hotel is in the centre.

Avenida Palace,

a-veh-NEE-dah PAH-lass

Avenida Palace,

The hotel's name. Stress 'NEE' in 'Avenida'.

Example

Fico no Avenida Palace.

I'm staying at the Avenida Palace.

Words in this phrase

Avenida

[a-veh-NEE-dah]

Avenue

A wide city street; here part of a hotel's name.

Example

Moro na Avenida da Liberdade.

I live on Avenida da Liberdade.

Palace

[PAH-lass]

Palace

English word used in the hotel's name.

Example

O Palace é muito elegante.

The Palace is very elegant.

se faz favor.

seh faz fah-VOHR

please.

A very European Portuguese way to say 'please'. It sounds like 'sfash fa-VOR'.

Example

Um café, se faz favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

(part of 'se faz favor')

Reflexive/impersonal particle in the polite phrase meaning 'please'.

Example

Um café, se faz favor.

A coffee, please.

faz

[faz]

makes

'Faz' is the third-person singular form of 'fazer', meaning 'to make' or 'to do'.

Example

A música faz-me sentir bem.

Music makes me feel good.

favor

[fah-VOHR]

Please

Used to make a request more polite.

Example

Diga-me por favor se está tudo bem.

Please tell me if everything is okay.

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