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How to Say ‘At a table by the window’ in Portuguese

Numa mesa junto à janela

NOO-mah MAY-zuh ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEH-lah

[NOO-mah MAY-zuh ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEH-lah]

💬 Usage Tip: numa is em "in/at" merged with uma "a". junto à means "next to the", with a "to" and a "the" merged into à.

Phrase Breakdown

Numa mesa

NOO-mah MAY-zuh

At a table

'Numa' is 'em' + 'uma' ('in/at a'). Say 'NOO-muh MAY-zuh'.

Example

Estamos numa mesa grande.

We're at a big table.

Words in this phrase

Numa

[NOO-mah]

in a

Contraction of 'em' + 'uma', used with feminine nouns.

Example

Moro numa casa pequena.

I live in a small house.

mesa

[MAY-zuh]

table

A piece of furniture; in restaurants, the place where guests sit and eat.

Example

Queria reservar uma mesa para quatro.

I'd like to book a table for four.

junto à janela

ZHOON-too ah zhah-NEH-lah

by the window

'Junto a' means 'next to'. 'J' sounds like the 's' in 'measure': 'ZHOON-too a zhuh-NE-luh'.

Example

Sento-me junto à janela.

I sit by the window.

Words in this phrase

junto

[ZHOON-too]

next (to), by

'Junto a' means close to or beside.

Example

Moro junto ao rio.

I live by the river.

[ah]

Indicates direction, typically before a noun.

Example

Vou à escola.

I am going to school.

janela

[zhah-NEH-lah]

window

Opening in a wall with glass.

Example

Abre a janela, por favor.

Open the window, please.

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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