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How to Say ‘Can I buy the ticket on the tram?’ in Portuguese

Posso comprar o bilhete no elétrico?

poh-soo kohm-PRAR oo beel-YET noo ee-LEH-tree-koo

[poh-soo kohm-PRAR oo beel-YET noo ee-LEH-tree-koo]

Phrase Breakdown

Posso comprar

poh-soo kohm-PRAR

Can I buy

A polite way to ask whether you are allowed to buy something. Say 'POH-soo kõ-PRAHR'.

Example

Posso comprar dois cafés?

Can I buy two coffees?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[poh-soo]

can

To be able to do something.

Example

Posso te ajudar.

I can help you.

comprar

[kohm-PRAR]

to buy

Infinitive verb meaning to purchase.

Example

Quero comprar pão.

I want to buy bread.

o bilhete

oo beel-YET

the ticket

The article 'o' and the noun 'bilhete' go together. Say 'oo bee-LYET'.

Example

Já tenho o bilhete.

I already have the ticket.

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

bilhete

[beel-YET]

ticket

Masculine noun for a travel or entry ticket.

Example

O bilhete custa três euros.

The ticket costs three euros.

no elétrico?

noo ee-LEH-tree-koo

on the tram?

'No' is 'em' + 'o' (in/on the). 'Elétrico' is the Lisbon tram. Say 'noo ee-LEH-tree-koo'.

Example

Vamos no elétrico 28.

Let's go on tram 28.

Words in this phrase

[noo]

on the

Common contraction of em + o, often used before a masculine noun to mean 'on the' or 'in the'.

Example

No evento, falamos sobre a cultura da empresa no primeiro contacto.

At the event, we talked about the company culture in the first contact.

elétrico

[ee-LEH-tree-koo]

tram

Masculine noun for the streetcar.

Example

Vamos de elétrico.

Let's go by tram.

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