Portuguese · Autocarro
A person at the stop asks if the bus has already been: what to say in Portuguese
At the bus stop, someone asks whether the bus has already been.
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How it's done. Bus and tram numbers are said as ordinary numbers: o vinte e oito - the twenty-eight.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Está à espera há muito tempo?Shtah uh SHPEH-ruh uh MWEE-too TEM-poo?
Have you been waiting long?
YOU REPLY
Estou aqui há dez minutos.
Shtoh uh-KEE uh dezh mee-NOO-toosh.
I've been here ten minutes.
THEY SAY
Desculpe, já passou o vinte e oito?Dish-KOOLP, zhah puh-SOH oo veent ee OY-too?
Excuse me, has the twenty-eight already gone by?
They might also say:
Desculpe, o vinte e oito já passou?
Dish-KOOLP, oo veent ee OY-too zhah puh-SOH?
Excuse me, has the twenty-eight gone already?
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YOU REPLY
Passou há cinco minutos.
Puh-SOH uh SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh.
It went by five minutes ago.
THEY SAY
Muito obrigado!MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
They might also say:
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
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YOU FINISH
De nada!
d NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
Or say:Não tem de quê!
now tayn d keh!
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This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
espera
SHPEH-ruh
noun
wait (à espera - waiting)
há
uh
verb
there is, there are
muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
tempo
TEM-poo
noun
time
Estou
Shtoh
verb
I am
15 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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