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How to Say ‘At the hotel door’ in Portuguese

À porta do hotel

ah POR-tuh Do oh-TEL

[ah POR-tuh Do oh-TEL]

💬 Usage Tip: à is a + a merged, and do is de + o. Same pattern: à entrada do prédio "at the entrance of the building".

Phrase Breakdown

À porta

ah POR-tuh

At the door

'À' = 'a' + 'a' and is pronounced as an open 'ah'. Say 'a POR-ta'.

Example

Está alguém à porta.

Someone is at the door.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

at the

A contraction of a + a, often meaning at the before a feminine noun.

Example

À entrada há sempre alguém para orientar os clientes.

At the entrance there is always someone to guide customers.

porta

[POR-tuh]

door

The entrance door of a building; à porta means right at the door.

Example

Está alguém à porta.

Someone is at the door.

do hotel

Do oh-TEL

of the hotel

'Do' = 'de' + 'o'. The 'h' is silent: 'du o-TEL', with a dark final 'l'.

Example

O nome do hotel é Lisboa.

The hotel's name is Lisboa.

Words in this phrase

[Do]

Of the

Used to indicate possession or association.

Example

Você gosta de ir do bar na esquina?

Do you like going to the bar on the corner?

hotel

[oh-TEL]

hotel

A place where travellers stay.

Example

O hotel fica no centro.

The hotel is in the centre.

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