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How to Say ‘Does this tram go to the station?’ in Portuguese

Este elétrico vai para a estação?

ESH-tuh eh-LEH-tree-koo vye PAH-rah ah esh-tuh-SOWng

[ESH-tuh eh-LEH-tree-koo vye PAH-rah ah esh-tuh-SOWng]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese often keeps normal word order in questions and lets intonation do the work. Este elétrico vai para a estação? has the same order as a statement; the question mark and rising voice turn it into a question.

Phrase Breakdown

Este elétrico

ESH-tuh eh-LEH-tree-koo

This tram

Subject of the sentence: demonstrative + noun.

Example

Este elétrico é antigo.

This tram is old.

Words in this phrase

Este

[ESH-tuh]

this

Points to a specific tram you’re looking at/standing near.

Example

Este elétrico vai para a estação?

Does this tram go to the station?

elétrico

[eh-LEH-tree-koo]

tram

Used for city trams; helpful when asking about routes in Porto or Lisbon.

Example

Este elétrico vai para a estação?

Does this tram go to the station?

vai

[vye]

goes

3rd person singular of "ir"; describes where a tram/bus goes.

Example

O elétrico vai para a estação.

The tram goes to the station.

para a estação?

PAH-rah ah esh-tuh-SOWng

to the station?

Destination; question intonation at the end.

Example

Vai para a estação ou para o centro?

Does it go to the station or to the centre?

Words in this phrase

para

[PAH-rah]

to / toward

Marks destination; often followed by an article + place.

Example

Vai para a estação ou para Lisboa?

Does it go to the station or to Lisbon?

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Article used with feminine nouns, e.g., "a estação".

Example

O elétrico vai para a estação.

The tram goes to the station.

estação

[esh-tuh-SOWng]

station

A transport hub; often the train station when traveling between cities.

Example

Preciso de ir para a estação.

I need to go to the station.

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