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Ask the price to the airport: what to say in Portuguese

You want to find out in advance how much a taxi to the airport costs.

Táxi / Uber5 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. In a taxi you pay by the meter, and luggage may be charged extra - ask before the journey.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
Quanto custa até ao aeroporto?
KWAHN-too KOOSH-tuh uh-TEH ow uh-eh-roo-POR-too?
How much is it to the airport?
Or say:Mais ou menos quanto fica?
Mighz oh MEH-noosh KWAHN-too FEE-kuh?
THEY SAY
Uns quinze euros, depende do trânsito.
Oonsh keenz EH-oo-roosh, dih-PAYND doo TRAHN-zee-too.
About fifteen euros, depending on traffic.
They might also say:
É pelo taxímetro.
Eh PEH-loo tuhk-SEE-mih-troo.
It's by the meter.
As malas pagam à parte.
Uhzh MAH-luhsh PAH-gow uh pahrt.
Suitcases are charged separately.
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YOU REPLY
Está bem, vamos.
Shtah bayn, VAH-moosh.
All right, let's go.
THEY SAY
Combinado.
kom-bee-NAH-doo.
Agreed.
They might also say:
Está combinado.
shtah kom-bee-NAH-doo.
It's agreed.
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!

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Words worth knowing

custa
KOOSH-tuh
verb
costs
aeroporto
uh-eh-roo-POR-too
noun
airport
euros
EH-oo-roosh
noun
euros
depende
dih-PAYND
verb
depends
trânsito
TRAHN-zee-too
noun
traffic
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)

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

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Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?

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