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Ask how to get to the station: what to say in Portuguese

You don't know how to get to the station you need, and you ask a member of staff.

Metro4 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The Lisbon metro lines have colours: azul, amarela, verde, vermelha; changing is mudar de linha.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
Desculpe, como é que chego ao aeroporto?
Dish-KOOLP, KOH-moo eh k SHEH-goo ow uh-eh-roo-POR-too?
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport?
THEY SAY
Apanhe a linha azul e mude no Marquês.
Uh-PAHN uh LEE-nyuh uh-ZOOL ee mood noo muhr-KESH.
Take the blue line and change at Marquês.
They might also say:
Siga na linha azul e mude no Marquês.
SEE-guh nuh LEE-nyuh uh-ZOOL ee mood noo muhr-KESH.
Take the blue line and change at Marquês.
in the app
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YOU FINISH
Mudo no Marquês. Obrigado!
MOO-doo noo muhr-KESH. Oh-bree-GAH-doo!
I change at Marquês. 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!
in the app

The course is in the app

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

Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
como
KOH-moo
adverb
how
é
eh
verb
is
chego
SHEH-goo
verb
(I) will arrive, will be there
aeroporto
uh-eh-roo-POR-too
noun
airport
Apanhe
Uh-PAHN
verb
get on (transport)

13 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?

All 21 rescue phrases in Portuguese →

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