Getting around the city
Deze les is nog niet in jouw taal beschikbaar — hij wordt in het Engels getoond.
Woordenschat
- ruastreet
- praçasquare / plaza
- esquinacorner
- semáforotraffic light
- rotundaroundabout
- cruzamentocrossroads / intersection
- paragembus stop
- peãopedestrian
- sentidodirection / way
- mapamap
Giving and Understanding Directions
Imperative (Tu form)
To give directions informally, use the imperative:
- virar — vira
- seguir — segue
- atravessar — atravessa
- continuar — continua
Formal Directions (Você)
For polite/formal directions, use the present subjunctive:
- Vire à direita. — Turn right.
- Siga em frente. — Go straight ahead.
- Continue por esta rua. — Continue along this street.
Key Prepositions for Directions
- à esquerda — to the left
- à direita — to the right
- em frente — straight ahead
- ao lado de — next to
- em frente de — in front of
- atrás de — behind
- entre — between
Uitdrukkingen
- Com licença, onde fica…?Excuse me, where is…?
- É longe daqui?Is it far from here? — Asking about distance
- Fica a cinco minutos a pé.It's five minutes on foot
- Vira na primeira à direita.Turn at the first right
- Segue sempre em frente.Keep going straight — Simple direction instruction
- Estou perdido/perdida.I'm lost (m/f) — Asking for help when lost
Veelgemaakte fouten
Vira a esquerda.Vira à esquerda.Use à (a + a) before esquerda/direita — the preposition a contracts with the article a
Onde está o museu?Onde fica o museu?For fixed locations, use ficar (fica), not estar — the museum doesn't move
Segue em frente de esta rua.Segue por esta rua.Use por (along/through) for following a street; em frente means straight ahead (no object)
Fica a cinco minutos de pé.Fica a cinco minutos a pé.The expression is a pé (on foot), not de pé (standing up)
Estou perdido. Pode ajudar-me?Estou perdido. Pode-me ajudar?In European Portuguese, the pronoun attaches after the verb with a hyphen in affirmative sentences with pode
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