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How to Say ‘Let's buy it now.’ in Portuguese

Vamos comprar já.

VAH-moosh kom-PRAR zhah

[VAH-moosh kom-PRAR zhah]

💬 Usage Tip: With vamos + another verb, Portuguese makes a very common let's ... pattern: Vamos comprar já. = Let's buy it now. Swap in another verb: Vamos entrar já.

Phrase Breakdown

Vamos

[VAH-moosh]

Let’s (go) / Let’s

Introduces a joint plan; here it leads into buying tickets right away.

Example

Vamos comprar já os bilhetes do comboio para Lisboa.

Let’s buy the train tickets to Lisbon right now.

comprar

[kom-PRAR]

to buy

In this sentence it means buying (tickets) as an action to do immediately.

Example

Vamos comprar já os bilhetes na bilheteira.

Let’s buy the tickets at the ticket office right now.

já.

zhah

now / right away

'já' adds urgency/immediacy: right now.

Example

Faz isso já.

Do that now.

Words in this phrase

já

[zhah]

right now / already

Here it means “right now,” adding urgency—useful when trains sell out.

Example

Vamos comprar já antes que esgote o Alfa Pendular.

Let’s buy now before the Alfa Pendular sells out.

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