Portuguese · Andante / Metro do Porto
Which metro line (by letter) goes to the airport: what to say in Portuguese
On the Porto metro you need to work out which line goes to the airport.
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How it's done. The Porto metro lines have letters and colours: linha A - blue, B - red, C - green, D - yellow, E - purple, F - orange; the main interchange is the Trindade station.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
Desculpe, qual é a linha para o aeroporto?
Dish-KOOLP, kwahl eh uh LEE-nyuh pruh oo uh-eh-roo-POR-too?
Excuse me, which line goes to the airport?
Or say:Desculpe, como vou para o aeroporto?
Dish-KOOLP, KOH-moo voh pruh oo uh-eh-roo-POR-too?
THEY SAY
Vá até à Trindade e mude para a linha E.Vah uh-TEH uh treen-DAHD ee mood pruh uh LEE-nyuh eh.
Go to Trindade and change to line E.
They might also say:
Apanhe a linha D e mude na Trindade.
Uh-PAHN uh LEE-nyuh deh ee mood nuh treen-DAHD.
Take line D and change at Trindade.
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YOU FINISH
Linha E, na Trindade. Obrigado!
LEE-nyuh eh, nuh treen-DAHD. Oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Line E, at Trindade. Thank you!
THEY SAY
Boa viagem!BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn!
Have a good trip!
They might also say:
De nada. Boa viagem!
d NAH-duh. BOH-uh vee-AH-zhayn!
You're welcome. Have a good trip!
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
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
é
eh
verb
is
linha
LEE-nyuh
noun
line (metro)
aeroporto
uh-eh-roo-POR-too
noun
airport
Vá
Vah
verb
go
Trindade
treen-DAHD
noun
Trindade (a Porto metro station, the main interchange)
12 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Pode escrever, por favor?
Pod shkrih-VEHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you write it down, please?
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