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How to Say ‘A ticket, please’ in Portuguese

Um bilhete, por favor

oom bee-LYEH-teh pohr fah-vor

[oom bee-LYEH-teh pohr fah-vor]

💬 Usage Tip: um goes with masculine words and uma with feminine ones: um bilhete, but uma água "a water".

Phrase Breakdown

Um bilhete,

oom bee-LYEH-teh

A ticket,

'Um' is 'a' (masculine) and is nasal, like 'oong'. 'Bilhete' means 'ticket'. 'Lh' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million': 'bee-LYET'.

Example

Um bilhete para Lisboa.

A ticket to Lisbon.

Words in this phrase

[oom]

a / one

Masculine singular indefinite article used before café.

Example

Um café pode ser uma boa ideia para conversar.

A coffee can be a good idea for talking.

bilhete

[bee-LYEH-teh]

ticket

Common word for a ticket (train, bus, cinema). For trains you’ll often hear “bilhete de comboio”.

Example

Preciso do bilhete para entrar no comboio.

I need the ticket to board the train.

por favor

pohr fah-vor

please

This is the polite word 'please'. Say 'poor fuh-VOHR'.

Example

Ajude-me, por favor.

Help me, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

Used to make a request more polite.

Example

Perguntei, 'por favor', sobre a disponibilidade.

I asked, 'please', about the availability.

favor

[fah-vor]

please

A polite expression used when making a request.

Example

A conta, por favor, já foi pedida.

The bill, please, has already been requested.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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