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How to Say ‘A back entrance’ in Portuguese

Uma entrada pelas traseiras

OO-muh ehn-TRAH-dah PEH-lush truh-ZAY-rush

[OO-muh ehn-TRAH-dah PEH-lush truh-ZAY-rush]

Phrase Breakdown

Uma entrada

OO-muh ehn-TRAH-dah

An entrance

'Uma' runs into 'entrada'. Stress falls on 'TRA', and the 'en' is nasal.

Example

Há uma entrada ali.

There's an entrance over there.

Words in this phrase

Uma

[OO-muh]

a / one (feminine)

The feminine singular indefinite article, used before feminine nouns like 'mesa'.

Example

Ao chegar, pedimos Uma mesa para dois.

When arriving, we ask for 'A table' for two.

entrada

[ehn-TRAH-dah]

entrance

The place where people enter a building or restaurant.

Example

À entrada do restaurante há boa iluminação.

At the restaurant entrance there is good lighting.

pelas traseiras

PEH-lush truh-ZAY-rush

at the back

'Pelas' means 'through the'. 'Traseiras' (the back of a building) sounds like 'tra-ZAY-rush'.

Example

Saímos pelas traseiras.

We left through the back.

Words in this phrase

pelas

[PEH-lush]

through the / at the

Contraction of por + as (feminine plural).

Example

Passeámos pelas ruas.

We walked through the streets.

traseiras

[truh-ZAY-rush]

back / rear

The back part of a building; pelas traseiras means via the back.

Example

O jardim fica nas traseiras.

The garden is at the back.

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