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How to Say ‘To the airport, please.’ in Portuguese

Para o aeroporto, se faz favor.

PAH-rah oo ah-eh-roh-POR-too seh fahz fa-VOHR

[PAH-rah oo ah-eh-roh-POR-too seh fahz fa-VOHR]

Phrase Breakdown

Para o aeroporto,

PAH-rah oo ah-eh-roh-POR-too

To the airport,

In Portugal 'para o' often blends into 'prò'. 'Aeroporto' is said 'a-e-ro-POR-tu', with the final 'o' sounding like 'u'.

Example

Vou para o aeroporto amanhã.

I'm going to the airport tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Para

[PAH-rah]

to / toward

A preposition used to indicate direction or destination.

Example

Vamos para um sítio mais sossegado.

Let's go to a quieter place.

[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.

aeroporto

[ah-eh-roh-POR-too]

airport

Masculine noun for the place where planes take off and land.

Example

O aeroporto de Lisboa é grande.

Lisbon airport is big.

se faz favor.

seh fahz fa-VOHR

please.

This is the typical European Portuguese way to say 'please'. Say it smoothly, almost as one word: '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 set phrase 'se faz favor' (please).

Example

Um café, se faz favor.

A coffee, please.

faz

[fahz]

does / makes

Part of the set expression used politely in Portugal.

Example

Em Um galão, se faz favor., faz pertence à expressão fixa.

In A galão, please., faz belongs to the fixed expression.

favor

[fa-VOHR]

please

Used to request something politely.

Example

Por favor, pode vir comigo?

Please, can you come with me?

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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