How to Say ‘Call a taxi, please.’ in Portuguese
Chame um táxi, por favor.
SHAH-meh oom TAHK-see poor fah-VOR
[SHAH-meh oom TAHK-see poor fah-VOR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is fine in a hotel or café when asking staff to call one for you. On the street, people are more likely to ask where the taxi rank is or use an app than tell a stranger to call one.
Phrase Breakdown
Chame
[SHAH-meh]
call
Polite command form meaning call or summon.
Chame um médico, por favor.
Call a doctor, please.
um
[oom]
a / one
Masculine singular indefinite article; can mean a or one.
Preciso de um recibo.
I need a receipt.
táxi
[TAHK-see]
taxi
A car you hire to take you somewhere.
O táxi chegou rápido.
The taxi arrived quickly.
por
[poor]
for
Part of the polite phrase por favor.
Isto é por si.
This is for you.
favor
[fah-VOR]
favor
In por favor, it forms the expression please.
Faça isso por favor.
Do that please.
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