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How to Say ‘From bay five.’ in Portuguese

Do cais cinco.

doo KAHYSH SEEN-koo

[doo KAHYSH SEEN-koo]

💬 Usage Tip: de + o becomes do. cais is masculine, so you get do cais, while a feminine word gives da: da estação "from the station".

Phrase Breakdown

Do

[doo]

from the

Contraction of 'de' + 'o', meaning from or of the.

Example

Saio do hotel cedo.

I leave the hotel early.

cais

[KAHYSH]

bay / platform

The departure bay at a bus station.

Example

Espero no cais.

I wait at the bay.

cinco

[SEEN-koo]

five

The number 5.

Example

Somos cinco pessoas.

We are five people.

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