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How to Say ‘Near the entrance’ in Portuguese

Perto da entrada

PEHR-too dah en-TRAH-dah

[PEHR-too dah en-TRAH-dah]

💬 Usage Tip: perto needs de, which merges with the next word: da entrada, do elevador "near the lift".

Phrase Breakdown

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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