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How to Say ‘Are there steps at the restaurant entrance?’ in Portuguese

A entrada do restaurante tem degraus?

ah en-TRAH-dah doo resh-tow-RAHNT TAYNG deh-GROWSH

[ah en-TRAH-dah doo resh-tow-RAHNT TAYNG deh-GROWSH]

💬 Usage Tip: This is a question only because the voice rises at the end. The word order stays exactly the same as the statement.

Phrase Breakdown

A entrada do restaurante

ah en-TRAH-dah doo resh-tow-RAHNT

The restaurant entrance

The subject of the question. Say it smoothly as one unit.

Example

A entrada do restaurante é larga.

The restaurant entrance is wide.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

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.

[doo]

of the

Contraction of "de + o". Used after verbs like "precisar de".

Example

Preciso do bilhete antes de entrar no metro.

I need the ticket before entering the subway.

restaurante

[resh-tow-RAHNT]

restaurant

Masculine noun for a place to eat out.

Example

O restaurante abre às sete.

The restaurant opens at seven.

tem degraus?

TAYNG deh-GROWSH

does it have steps?

Raise your voice at the end for the question. 'Degraus' sounds like 'd'GROWSH'.

Example

A casa tem degraus?

Does the house have steps?

Words in this phrase

tem

[TAYNG]

has

Form of 'ter' (to have) for he/she/it; used to state age.

Example

O meu filho tem dez anos.

My son is ten years old.

degraus

[deh-GROWSH]

steps

Plural of 'degrau', a single step of a staircase.

Example

Cuidado com os degraus.

Careful with the steps.

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