0.3.5 Getting around

Question 1

Translate to Portuguese:

where

Answer 1

onde

Question 2

Translate to Portuguese:

Where is Teresa?

Answer 2

Onde está a Teresa?

“where is” = onde está

Use onde está for people or things that can move. (current position)

Question 3

Translate to Portuguese:

Where is the restaurant?

Answer 3

Onde fica o restaurante?

“where is” = onde fica

Onde fica literally means “where does it stay,” but it is used to mean “where is” for fixed places.

You will also hear onde é, which has the same meaning.

Question 4

Translate to Portuguese:

Where is the bathroom?

Answer 4

Onde fica a casa de banho?

casa de banho literally means “ house of bath”, but it is used to mean bathroom.

Note that in Portuguese, the article agrees with the main noun of the expression.
In casa de banho, the main noun is casa, which is feminine, so we use a.

Question 5

Translate to Portuguese:

Like this?

→ No, like this.

Answer 5

“Assim?

→ Não, assim.”

“like this” = assim

This simple one-word phrase is an easy way in Portuguese to verify if you are doing something right.

Question 6

Translate to Portuguese:

a street

Answer 6

uma rua

Question 7

Translate to Portuguese:

here

Answer 7

aqui

Question 8

Translate to Portuguese:

three blocks

Answer 8

três quarteirões

“blocks” = quarteirões

For one block, say quarteirão.

Question 9

Translate to Portuguese:

three blocks from here

(i.e. three intersections from here, when traveling in a city)

Answer 9

[a] três quarteirões daqui

“from here” = daqui

Note that the article a is not mandatory.

de(“from”) + aqui(“here”) → daqui

Question 10

Translate to Portuguese:

to the restaraunt

Answer 10

para o restaurante

“to the” = para o (m.)

In Portuguese, “to the” can be translated as para o, para a. The form depends on the noun; it changes according to gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural). e.g., para a festa (“to the party”) (f.)

Question 11

Translate to Portuguese:

to the left

Answer 11

para a esquerda

“left” = esquerda (f.)

Question 12

Translate to Portuguese:

to the right

Answer 12

para a direita

“right” = direita (f.)

Question 13

Translate to Portuguese:

straight ahead

Answer 13

reto

In Portuguese, you might also hear em frente. Both em frente and reto mean “straight ahead.”

Question 14

Translate to Portuguese:

Careful!

Answer 14

Cuidado!

Question 15

Translate to Portuguese:

Let’s go!

Answer 15

Vamos!

Question 16

Translate to Portuguese:

Help!

Answer 16

Socorro!

Used only in emergencies.

Question 17

Translate to Portuguese:

I have a problem. I need help.

Answer 17

Eu tenho um problema. Preciso de ajuda.

“help” = ajuda

Note that “help” can mean ajuda and socorro. The difference is that ajuda is used for general, everyday help, while socorro is used for urgent help in emergencies or dangerous situations.

Question 18

Translate to Portuguese:

the police

Answer 18

a polícia

(f.)

Unlike English, polícia is a singular noun in Portuguese.

Question 19

Translate to Portuguese:

a phone

Answer 19

um telemóvel

(m.)

Question 20

Translate to Portuguese:

my cell phone

Answer 20

meu telemóvel

Question 21

Translate to Portuguese:

my phone number

Answer 21

meu número de telefone

“phone number” = número de telefone

Note that Portuguese often uses de to link the two nouns.

Question 22

Translate to Portuguese:

a text message

Answer 22

uma mensagem de texto

Question 23

Translate to Portuguese:

a photo of my dog

Answer 23

uma foto do meu cão

“photo” = foto (f.)

Uma foto is technically short for uma fotografia (“a photograph”), which hardly anyone says.

Question 24

Translate to Portuguese:

a gift

Answer 24

um presente

(m.)

Question 25

# Translate to Portuguese: the _bus_

Answer 25

o _autocarro_ | (m.)

Question 26

# Translate to Portuguese: the _bus stop_

Answer 26

a _paragem de autocarro_

Question 27

# Translate to Portuguese: the _airport_

Answer 27

o _aeroporto_ | (m.)

Question 28

# Translate to Portuguese: a big _plane_

Answer 28

um _avião_ grande

Question 29

# Translate to Portuguese: the _subway_

Answer 29

o _metrô_ | (m.)

Question 30

# Translate to Portuguese: the _subway station_

Answer 30

a _estação de metrô_ ## Footnote Remember that in Portuguese, the article agrees with the main noun of the expression. In *a estação de metrô*, the main noun is ***estação***, which is feminine, so we use *a*.

Question 31

# Translate to Portuguese: the _train_

Answer 31

um _comboio_

Question 32

# Translate to Portuguese: the _taxi_

Answer 32

o _táxi_ ## Footnote In Portugal, traditional taxis are becoming less common in daily use. Today, many people prefer ride-sharing apps like 'Uber', which are widely used in cities.

Question 33

# Translate to Portuguese: ticket

Answer 33

bilhete

Question 34

# Translate to Portuguese: one-way ticket

Answer 34

um bilhete só de ida

Question 35

# Translate to Portuguese: return ticket

Answer 35

um bilhete de ida e volta