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How to Say ‘Is the Ribeira far from here?’ in Portuguese

A Ribeira fica longe daqui?

uh rree-BAY-ruh FEE-kah LOHN-zhuh duh-KEE

[uh rree-BAY-ruh FEE-kah LOHN-zhuh duh-KEE]

💬 Usage Tip: fica is used for where places are, so it means "is" here, not "stays". For example: Onde fica o metro? "Where is the metro?"

Phrase Breakdown

A Ribeira

uh rree-BAY-ruh

The Ribeira (riverside district)

Ribeira is Porto's historic riverside quarter. The 'R' is guttural, and the word is stressed on 'BEI': 'hri-BAY-ra'.

Example

A Ribeira é bonita.

The Ribeira is pretty.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

Ribeira

[rree-BAY-ruh]

Ribeira (riverside district)

Historic riverside area of Porto; as a common noun it means a stream or riverbank.

Example

Jantámos na Ribeira.

We had dinner in Ribeira.

fica longe daqui?

FEE-kah LOHN-zhuh duh-KEE

is it far from here?

'Fica' means 'is located'. 'Longe' sounds like 'LÕ-zh', and 'daqui' is stressed at the end: 'da-KEE'.

Example

O hotel fica longe daqui?

Is the hotel far from here?

Words in this phrase

fica

[FEE-kah]

is (located)

Form of 'ficar'; used to say where something is located.

Example

O hotel fica perto da praia.

The hotel is near the beach.

longe

[LOHN-zhuh]

far

Adverb for distance; 'longe de' means far from.

Example

A praia é longe.

The beach is far.

daqui

[duh-KEE]

from here

Contraction of 'de' + 'aqui'.

Example

Ela é daqui.

She's from here.

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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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