How to Say ‘Go down this street.’ in Portuguese
Desça esta rua.
DESH-suh ESH-tuh HROO-ah
[DESH-suh ESH-tuh HROO-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: desça is the polite way to tell someone to go down, from descer. Its opposite is Suba esta rua "Go up this street", which is handy in hilly Porto.
Phrase Breakdown
Desça
[DESH-suh]
go down
Formal command form of 'descer' (to go down, descend).
Desça as escadas, por favor.
Go down the stairs, please.
esta
[ESH-tuh]
this
Demonstrative used with feminine singular nouns to point to something close or current.
Esta oportunidade parece muito interessante.
This opportunity seems very interesting.
rua
[HROO-ah]
street
Common noun for a street in a town.
Moro nesta rua.
I live on this street.
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