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Buy a ticket from the driver: what to say in Portuguese
You don't have a pass, and you buy a ticket from the driver.
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How it's done. A ticket from the driver (bilhete de bordo) is usually noticeably more expensive than a journey paid with a card.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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1
YOU START
Um bilhete, por favor.
Oon bee-LYEHT, poor fuh-VOR.
One ticket, please.
Or say:Quanto custa o bilhete?
KWAHN-too KOOSH-tuh oo bee-LYEHT?
THEY SAY
São dois euros e dez.Sow doyz EH-oo-rooz ee desh.
It's two euros ten.
They might also say:
Só aceito dinheiro.
Soh uh-SAY-too dih-NYAY-roo.
I only accept cash.
2
YOU REPLY
Aqui tem.
Uh-KEE tayn.
Here you are.
Or say:Tem troco de cinco?
Tayn TROH-koo d SEEN-koo?
THEY SAY
Aqui tem o seu bilhete.uh-KEE tayn oo seh-oo bee-LYEHT.
Here is your ticket.
They might also say:
Aqui está o seu bilhete.
uh-KEE shtah oo seh-oo bee-LYEHT.
Here is your ticket.
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
bilhete
bee-LYEHT
noun
ticket
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
São
Sow
verb
are (plural)
euros
EH-oo-rooz
noun
euros
Aqui
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tem
tayn
verb
have
8 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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