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How to Say ‘It gets to Lisbon at half past two.’ in Portuguese

Chega a Lisboa às duas e meia.

SHEH-gah ah leezh-BOH-ah ahsh DOO-ahsh ee MAY-uh

[SHEH-gah ah leezh-BOH-ah ahsh DOO-ahsh ee MAY-uh]

Phrase Breakdown

Chega a Lisboa

SHEH-gah ah leezh-BOH-ah

It arrives in Lisbon

'Ch' sounds like 'sh'. 'Lisboa' is 'lizh-BO-a'.

Example

Ele chega a Lisboa amanhã.

He arrives in Lisbon tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

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.

às duas e meia.

ahsh DOO-ahsh ee MAY-uh

at half past two.

This is a time expression. Link 'duas e' smoothly into 'du-a-zi'.

Example

A aula começa às duas e meia.

The class starts at half past two.

Words in this phrase

às

[ahsh]

at (the)

Contraction of 'a' + 'as', used with clock times.

Example

Saio às dez.

I leave at ten.

duas

[DOO-ahsh]

two

Feminine form of the number 2, used with feminine nouns.

Example

Quero duas mesas.

I want two tables.

e

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

meia

[MAY-uh]

half

Feminine form of 'meio'; used for 'half past' when telling the time.

Example

É uma e meia.

It's half past one.

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