How to Say ‘Can you drop us right at the door?’ in Portuguese
Pode deixar-nos mesmo à porta?
POH-duh day-SHAR-noosh MEZH-moo ah POR-tah
[POH-duh day-SHAR-noosh MEZH-moo ah POR-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: [À] is the combined form of [a] + [a], so [à porta] is a very common chunk for [at the door]. [Mesmo] adds [right/exactly], as in [mesmo aqui].
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is polite but still clearly a request for extra convenience. A driver may agree, or push back if stopping there would block traffic or break local rules.
Phrase Breakdown
Pode deixar-nos
POH-duh day-SHAR-noosh
Can you drop us off / leave us
A polite request asking someone to leave us somewhere, usually by car.
Pode deixar-nos perto da entrada?
Can you drop us off near the entrance?
Words in this phrase
Pode
[POH-duh]
can you
A polite way to ask for a favor or service.
Pode deixar-nos mesmo à porta? é um pedido comum ao taxista.
Can you drop us off right at the door? is a common request to a taxi driver.
deixar-nos
[day-SHAR-noosh]
drop us off
Means to let us get out at a certain location.
Se estiver a chover, pergunto: Pode deixar-nos mesmo à porta?
If it is raining, I ask: Can you drop us off right at the door?
Mesmo à porta
MEZH-moo ah POR-tah
Right at the door
Means exactly at the entrance or doorstep.
Pode parar mesmo à porta.
You can stop right at the door.
Words in this phrase
mesmo
[MEZH-moo]
right / exactly
Adds emphasis to the exact location requested.
Na frase Pode deixar-nos mesmo à porta?, mesmo reforça o local exato.
In the sentence Can you drop us off right at the door?, right emphasizes the exact location.
à
[ah]
at the
Shows location before a feminine noun.
Pode deixar-nos mesmo à porta? usa à para indicar o ponto de paragem.
Can you drop us off right at the door? uses at the to indicate the stopping point.
porta
[POR-tah]
door / entrance
The entrance of the place you want to reach.
Pode deixar-nos mesmo à porta? significa junto à entrada do prédio.
Can you drop us off right at the door? means next to the building entrance.
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