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How to Say ‘Where is the station?’ in Portuguese

Onde fica a estação?

OHN-deh FEE-kuh ah esh-tah-SOWNG

[OHN-deh FEE-kuh ah esh-tah-SOWNG]

💬 Usage Tip: fica usually means "stays", but for where things are located it works as "is". Swap in any place: Onde fica a farmácia?

Phrase Breakdown

Onde fica

OHN-deh FEE-kuh

Where is

Use this to ask for a place's location: 'ÕND FI-ka'.

Example

Onde fica a praia?

Where is the beach?

Words in this phrase

Onde

[OHN-deh]

where

Asks about location.

Example

Onde fica a loja?

Where is the shop?

fica

[FEE-kuh]

it is / it stays / it becomes

Used by staff to confirm the arrangement is now set.

Example

Na frase “Fica reservado para sábado às oito.”, “Fica” fecha a marcação.

In the sentence “Fica reservado para sábado às oito.”, “Fica” finalizes the booking.

a estação?

ah esh-tah-SOWNG

the station?

The 'a' blends into 'estação'. Finish with the nasal 'ção': 'a-shta-SÃW'.

Example

A estação fica ali.

The station is over there.

Words in this phrase

a

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

estação

[esh-tah-SOWNG]

station

Noun meaning “station” (train station = “estação de comboios”).

Example

A Estação de Campanhã fica no Porto.

Campanhã Station is in Porto.

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