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Ask the driver whether the bus goes to the place you need: what to say in Portuguese

A bus is coming, and you ask the driver whether it goes where you need.

Autocarro4 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. You often need to flag a bus down with a raised hand - otherwise it may drive past the stop.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
Este autocarro vai para o centro?
Esht ow-too-KAH-roo vigh pruh oo SAYN-troo?
Does this bus go to the centre?
THEY SAY
Vai, sim. Entre.
Vigh, seen. Ayntr.
Yes, it does. Get on.
They might also say:
Não, tem de apanhar o setecentos e trinta.
Now, tayn d uh-puh-NYAHR oo sih-tih-SAYN-tooz ee TREEN-tuh.
No, you need the 730.
É no outro lado da rua.
Eh noo OH-troo LAH-doo duh ROO-uh.
It's on the other side of the street.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
Oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
THEY SAY
De nada!
d NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
They might also say:
Não tem de quê!
now tayn d keh!
Don't mention it!
Disponha!
deesh-POH-nyuh!
Any time!
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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

autocarro
ow-too-KAH-roo
noun
bus
vai
vigh
verb
goes
centro
SAYN-troo
noun
centre
sim
seen
adverb
yes
Entre
Ayntr
verb
come in

6 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?
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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