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How to Say ‘A ticket, please’ in Portuguese

Um bilhete, por favor

oong bee-LYEH-teh pohr fuh-VOR

[oong bee-LYEH-teh pohr fuh-VOR]

Phrase Breakdown

Um bilhete,

oong bee-LYEH-teh

A ticket,

'Um' is a nasal 'oon'. In 'bilhete', the 'lh' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million': 'bee-LYET'.

Example

Preciso de um bilhete.

I need a ticket.

Words in this phrase

Um

[oong]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Um funcionário pode ajudar com o carro.

An employee can help with the car.

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 fuh-VOR

please

This is the standard polite word. Say it as 'poor fuh-VOR', with a light tapped 'r' at the end.

Example

Um café, por favor.

A coffee, 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

[fuh-VOR]

favor

With por, it forms please.

Example

Um momento, por "favor", enquanto verifico a data.

One moment, "please," while I check the date.

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