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How to Say ‘To Lisbon’ in Portuguese

Para Lisboa

PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah

[PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: Lisboa takes no o or a in front, but some places do: para o Porto, para o Algarve. You learn which ones as you go.

Phrase Breakdown

Para

[PAH-rah]

to

Indicates direction or movement toward a place.

Example

Ele vai para casa.

He is going home.

Lisboa

[leez-BOH-ah]

Lisbon

Capital of Portugal; a frequent destination from Porto by train.

Example

Chego a Lisboa ao fim da tarde.

I arrive in Lisbon at the end of the afternoon.

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