language learning center · A2 · Lesson 5
Getting travel help
Practice this topic in Portuguese: Getting travel help.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Inês
Desculpe, onde fica a estação?
Excuse me, how do I get to the station?
Miguel
Este comboio vai para Coimbra?
Go straight ahead to the traffic light.
Inês
Tenho de mudar de comboio?
Turn left at the corner.
Miguel
A que horas parte?
It is opposite the bank.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Desculpe, onde fica a estação?
Excuse me, how do I get to the station?
Desculpe, onde fica a estação?
Este comboio vai para Coimbra?
Go straight ahead to the traffic light.
Este comboio vai para Coimbra?
Tenho de mudar de comboio?
Turn left at the corner.
Tenho de mudar de comboio?
A que horas parte?
It is opposite the bank.
A que horas parte?
Pode avisar-me quando chegarmos?
Is it very far on foot?
Pode avisar-me quando chegarmos?
Notice, try, and speak
Which Portuguese sentence has this meaning: “Excuse me, how do I get to the station?”
Make it yours
Say the five Portuguese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Portuguese in a real conversation
- 1. Desculpe, onde fica a estação?
- 2. Este comboio vai para Coimbra?
- 3. Tenho de mudar de comboio?
- 4. A que horas parte?
- 5. Pode avisar-me quando chegarmos?