Portuguese · Táxi / Uber
Give the taxi driver the address: what to say in Portuguese
You get into a taxi and give the address.
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How it's done. It's safer to show the address on your phone screen - street names are easy to mishear.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Boa tarde. Para onde vamos?BOH-uh tahrd. Pruh ohnd VAH-moosh?
Good afternoon. Where are we going?
They might also say:
Diga-me a morada.
DEE-guh-m uh moo-RAH-duh.
Tell me the address.
YOU REPLY
Para esta morada, por favor.
Pruh ESH-tuh moo-RAH-duh, poor fuh-VOR.
To this address, please.
Or say:Rua Augusta, número dez.
ROO-uh ow-GOOSH-tuh, NOOM-roo desh.
THEY SAY
Muito bem. Demora uns quinze minutos.MWEE-too bayn. Dih-MOH-ruh oonsh keenz mee-NOO-toosh.
Very good. It takes about fifteen minutes.
They might also say:
Há muito trânsito, pode demorar.
Uh MWEE-too TRAHN-zee-too, pod dih-moo-RAHR.
There's a lot of traffic, it may take longer.
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YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
onde
ohnd
adverb
where
vamos
VAH-moosh
verb
(we) will go
morada
moo-RAH-duh
noun
address
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
10 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode mostrar-me?
Pod moosh-TRAHRM?
Can you show me?
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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