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How to Say ‘It arrives in Lisbon’ in Portuguese

Chega a Lisboa

SHEH-gah ah leezh-BOH-ah

[SHEH-gah ah leezh-BOH-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese uses chegar a for arriving somewhere, so English "in Lisbon" becomes a Lisboa. Same for other cities: chega ao Porto, where a + o combine into ao.

Phrase Breakdown

Chega

[SHEH-gah]

it arrives

Form of 'chegar', to arrive.

Example

O comboio chega cedo.

The train arrives early.

a

[ah]

to

In European Portuguese, this particle is used with an infinitive to show an ongoing action.

Example

Estou a aprender novas estratégias de networking.

I am learning new networking strategies.

Lisboa

[leezh-BOH-ah]

Lisbon

The capital city of Portugal.

Example

Lisboa é muito bonita.

Lisbon is very beautiful.

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