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How to Say ‘The lift door’ in Portuguese

A porta do elevador

ah POR-tuh doo ee-leh-vah-DOHR

[ah POR-tuh doo ee-leh-vah-DOHR]

Phrase Breakdown

A porta

ah POR-tuh

The door

Keep the article 'a' together with 'porta'. Say 'a POR-ta', with the 'o' open.

Example

A porta está aberta.

The door is open.

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.

porta

[POR-tuh]

door

The entrance door of a building; à porta means right at the door.

Example

Está alguém à porta.

Someone is at the door.

do elevador

doo ee-leh-vah-DOHR

of the lift

'Do' is 'de' + 'o' (of the). In Portugal, 'elevador' is the usual word for 'lift'. Stress the last syllable: 'i-le-va-DOR'.

Example

O botão do elevador não funciona.

The lift button doesn't work.

Words in this phrase

[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.

elevador

[ee-leh-vah-DOHR]

lift; elevator

Masculine noun for a machine carrying people between floors.

Example

Vamos de elevador.

Let's take the lift.

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