How to Say ‘From the second floor’ in Portuguese
Do segundo andar
doo seh-GOON-doo ahn-DAR
[doo seh-GOON-doo ahn-DAR]
💬 Usage Tip: de + o merges into do, so "of the second floor" becomes do segundo andar. A feminine word takes da instead: da casa "from the house".
Phrase Breakdown
Do
[doo]
of the
Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; 'precisar de' means to need.
Gosto do metro.
I like the metro.
segundo
[seh-GOON-doo]
second
A unit of time; one sixtieth of a minute. Also means 'second' in order.
O comboio parte daqui a trinta segundos.
The train leaves in thirty seconds.
andar
[ahn-DAR]
floor (of a building)
As a noun, 'andar' means a storey or floor of a building.
O meu apartamento é no primeiro andar.
My apartment is on the first floor.
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