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Ask for the platform and departure time: what to say in Portuguese

You want to check which platform and what time the train leaves.

Comboio (CP)4 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. At Portuguese stations the platform is called linha: o comboio parte da linha três - the train leaves from platform three.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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YOU START
De que linha parte o comboio para o Porto?
D k LEE-nyuh pahrt oo kom-BOY-oo pruh oo POR-too?
Which platform does the train to Porto leave from?
THEY SAY
Da linha quatro, às dez e quinze.
Duh LEE-nyuh KWAH-troo, ahzh dez ee keenz.
From platform four, at ten fifteen.
They might also say:
É na linha quatro, às dez e quinze.
Eh nuh LEE-nyuh KWAH-troo, ahzh dez ee keenz.
It's on platform four, at ten fifteen.
Da linha quatro, às dez e quinze. Está atrasado vinte minutos.
Duh LEE-nyuh KWAH-troo, ahzh dez ee keenz. Shtah uh-truh-ZAH-doo veent mee-NOO-toosh.
From platform four, at ten fifteen. It's running twenty minutes late.
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YOU FINISH
Linha quatro, obrigado.
LEE-nyuh KWAH-troo, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Platform four, thank you.
THEY SAY
Boa viagem!
BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn!
Have a good trip!
They might also say:
De nada. Boa viagem!
d NAH-duh. BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn!
You're welcome. Have a good trip!
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Words worth knowing

linha
LEE-nyuh
noun
line (metro)
parte
pahrt
verb
leaves, departs
comboio
kom-BOY-oo
noun
train
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
viagem
vee-AH-zhayn
noun
trip, journey

12 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?
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Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?

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