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How to Say ‘A ticket to Porto, please’ in Portuguese

Um bilhete para o Porto, por favor

oong bee-LYEH-teh PAH-rah oo POR-too pohr fuh-VOR

[oong bee-LYEH-teh PAH-rah oo POR-too pohr fuh-VOR]

Phrase Breakdown

Um bilhete

oong bee-LYEH-teh

A ticket

Begin with the nasal 'oon', then say 'bee-LYET'. The 'lh' is like the 'lli' in 'million'.

Example

Quanto custa um bilhete?

How much is 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.

para o Porto,

PAH-rah oo POR-too

to Porto,

This gives the destination. 'Para o' blends together, and 'Porto' is 'POR-too'.

Example

O comboio para o Porto.

The train to Porto.

Words in this phrase

para

[PAH-rah]

to

Indicates direction or movement toward a place.

Example

Ele vai para casa.

He is going home.

o

[oo]

the (masculine singular)

Article used before a masculine singular noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

O bilhete é mais barato se comprares com antecedência.

The ticket is cheaper if you buy in advance.

Porto

[POR-too]

Porto (city)

Major city in northern Portugal. In European Portuguese you normally say "no Porto" (with the article).

Example

Estou em Porto hoje, mas amanhã vou para Lisboa.

I’m in Porto today, but tomorrow I’m going to Lisbon.

por favor

pohr fuh-VOR

please

This is a polite ending. Say it as 'poor fuh-VOR'.

Example

Uma água, por favor.

A water, 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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