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How to Say ‘Excuse me, where is the subway?’ in Portuguese

Desculpe, onde fica o metro?

des-koo-lpe OHN-deh FEE-kah oo MEH-troo

[des-koo-lpe OHN-deh FEE-kah oo MEH-troo]

Phrase Breakdown

Desculpe,

des-koo-lpe

Excuse me,

This is the polite way to get someone's attention. Say it 'dsh-KUL-p', since the unstressed vowels are nearly silent.

Example

Desculpe, tem horas?

Excuse me, do you have the time?

Words in this phrase

Desculpe

[des-koo-lpe]

sorry

A polite expression used to forgive or ask for forgiveness.

Example

Eu estou desculpado.

I am forgiven.

onde fica o metro?

OHN-deh FEE-kah oo MEH-troo

where is the metro?

Use 'fica' to ask where places are. Rising intonation at the end.

Example

Onde fica o hotel?

Where is the hotel?

Words in this phrase

onde

[OHN-deh]

where

Asks about location.

Example

Onde fica a loja?

Where is the shop?

fica

[FEE-kah]

is (located)

Form of 'ficar'; used to say where something is located.

Example

O hotel fica perto da praia.

The hotel is near the beach.

o

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

metro

[MEH-troo]

subway / metro

The underground train system in a city like Lisbon or Porto.

Example

Vou de metro para o trabalho.

I go to work by metro.

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