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How to Say ‘A table near the entrance’ in Portuguese

Uma mesa perto da entrada

OO-muh MAY-zah PEHR-too dah en-TRAH-dah

[OO-muh MAY-zah PEHR-too dah en-TRAH-dah]

Phrase Breakdown

Uma mesa

OO-muh MAY-zah

A table

'Uma' is the feminine form of 'a/an'. 'Mesa' sounds like 'MAY-za', with the 's' pronounced as a 'z'.

Example

Queria uma mesa para dois.

I'd like a table for two.

Words in this phrase

Uma

[OO-muh]

Feminine singular indefinite article before 'família'.

Example

Uma empresa pode ter uma cultura muito acolhedora.

A company can have a very welcoming culture.

mesa

[MAY-zah]

table

Feminine noun for a table, e.g. at a restaurant.

Example

Queria reservar uma mesa para dois.

I'd like to book a table for two.

perto da entrada

PEHR-too dah en-TRAH-dah

near the entrance

This phrase describes where the table is. Keep 'da entrada' linked smoothly.

Example

Há um café perto da entrada.

There's a café near the entrance.

Words in this phrase

perto

[PEHR-too]

near, close

Adverb of place; used with 'de' to mean 'near to'.

Example

O hotel fica perto do mar.

The hotel is near the sea.

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

entrada

[en-TRAH-dah]

entrance; entry

Place where you go in; in the metro, the area/gate where you enter the station or pass the barriers.

Example

Há um segurança na entrada da estação.

There is a security guard at the station entrance.

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