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How to Say ‘A ticket to Lisbon, please.’ in Portuguese

Um bilhete para Lisboa, por favor.

oom bee-LYET PAH-rah leezh-BOH-ah poor fah-VOR

[oom bee-LYET PAH-rah leezh-BOH-ah poor fah-VOR]

💬 Usage Tip: Swap in any destination after para. Some cities need o or a, though: Porto does, so it's Um bilhete para o Porto "A ticket to Porto", while Lisboa doesn't.

Phrase Breakdown

Um bilhete para Lisboa,

oom bee-LYET PAH-rah leezh-BOH-ah

A ticket to Lisbon,

'Um' is a nasal sound, said through the nose without a full 'm'. In 'bilhete', 'lh' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million', and the final 'e' is almost silent ('bi-lyet'). 'Para' is often reduced to 'pra'.

Example

Um bilhete para o Porto.

A ticket to Porto.

Words in this phrase

Um

[oom]

a / one

Masculine singular indefinite article used before café.

Example

Um café pode ser uma boa ideia para conversar.

A coffee can be a good idea for talking.

bilhete

[bee-LYET]

ticket

A ticket for transport or an event.

Example

Comprei o bilhete na estação.

I bought the ticket at the station.

para

[PAH-rah]

to

Indicates direction or movement toward a place.

Example

Ele vai para casa.

He is going home.

Lisboa

[leezh-BOH-ah]

Lisbon

The capital city of Portugal.

Example

Vivo em Lisboa.

I live in Lisbon.

por favor.

poor fah-VOR

please.

This is a polite request. The 'r' at the end of 'por' and 'favor' is a light tap. Stress the last syllable: 'fa-VOR'.

Example

Um café, por favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[poor]

for

Preposition indicating what something is in exchange for.

Example

Paguei dez euros por isto.

I paid ten euros for this.

favor

[fah-VOR]

favour

Noun meaning favour; used in polite phrases for 'please'.

Example

Faz-me um favor?

Can you do me a favour?

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