Portuguese · Andante / Metro do Porto
Porto airport: how long the metro takes to the centre: what to say in Portuguese
You're at Porto airport and ask how long the metro takes to the centre.
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How it's done. From Porto airport the metro goes to the centre, linha E (purple); you get a ticket or card at the machine at the entrance.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
Onde compro o bilhete para o centro?
Ohnd KOM-proo oo bee-LYEHT pruh oo SAYN-troo?
Where do I buy a ticket for the centre?
THEY SAY
Compre o bilhete na máquina, ali.Kompr oo bee-LYEHT nuh MAH-kee-nuh, uh-LEE.
Buy the ticket at the machine, over there.
2
YOU REPLY
Quanto tempo demora até à Trindade?
KWAHN-too TEM-poo dih-MOH-ruh uh-TEH uh treen-DAHD?
How long does it take to Trindade?
THEY SAY
Uns vinte e cinco minutos.Oonzh veent ee SEEN-koo mee-NOO-toosh.
About twenty-five minutes.
They might also say:
Cerca de meia hora.
SEHR-kuh d MAY-uh OH-ruh.
About half an hour.
3
YOU REPLY
É a linha E?
Eh uh LEE-nyuh eh?
Is it line E?
THEY SAY
Sim, é a linha E, a violeta.Seen, eh uh LEE-nyuh eh, uh vee-oo-LEH-tuh.
Yes, it's line E, the purple one.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
Oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
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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
Onde
Ohnd
adverb
where
compro
KOM-proo
verb
(I) buy
bilhete
bee-LYEHT
noun
ticket
centro
SAYN-troo
noun
centre
Compre
Kompr
verb
buy
máquina
MAH-kee-nuh
noun
machine
21 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?
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Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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