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How to Say ‘Where do I buy the ticket?’ in Portuguese

Onde compro o bilhete?

ON-deh KOHM-proh oo bee-YEH-teh

[ON-deh KOHM-proh oo bee-YEH-teh]

Phrase Breakdown

Onde

[ON-deh]

where

Used to ask the location/place where you can do something (buy, validate, enter, etc.).

Example

Onde compro o bilhete aqui na estação?

Where do I buy the ticket here at the station?

compro

[KOHM-proh]

do I buy; (I) buy

Present tense of “comprar”. In travel contexts: “compro o bilhete”, “compro um passe”.

Example

Onde compro o bilhete para a Linha D?

Where do I buy the ticket for Line D?

o bilhete?

oo bee-YEH-teh

the ticket?

‘bilhete’ (ticket) is masculine, so ‘o’.

Example

Preciso de um bilhete.

I need a ticket.

Words in this phrase

o

[oo]

the (masculine singular)

Definite article agreeing with a masculine noun; here it introduces “bilhete”.

Example

Onde compro o bilhete na estação?

Where do I buy the ticket at the station?

bilhete

[bee-YEH-teh]

ticket

A transport ticket; often used with verbs like “comprar” (buy) and “validar” (validate).

Example

Onde compro o bilhete antes de entrar no metro?

Where do I buy the ticket before entering the metro?

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