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How to Say ‘In Lisbon’ in Portuguese

A Lisboa

ah leesh-BOH-ah

[ah leesh-BOH-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: With cities, Portuguese often uses a after movement words like chegar: chega a Lisboa, vou ao Porto. Don't translate the English preposition too literally here.

Phrase Breakdown

[ah]

Preposition “a” meaning “to” (destination).

Example

Vou a Lisboa de comboio.

I’m going to Lisbon by train.

Lisboa

[leesh-BOH-ah]

Lisbon

Capital of Portugal; common destination on the Porto–Lisboa train route.

Example

Chego a Lisboa ao fim da manhã.

I arrive in Lisbon by late morning.

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