Lesson overview
These are words and phrases that you’ll hear when you’re being given directions by locals in Portuguese. It’s important to remember these so you can understand the information you’re being given after you ask for directions. Or, if you’re confident enough, you can be the one using these phrases to give directions!
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14 words/phrases to learn
estou perdido
I'm lost (said by a man)
estou perdida
I'm lost (said by a woman)
ficar
to stay; to get; to become
sabes onde fica a farmácia?
do you know where's the pharmacy? (singular, informal)
o hospital fica a poucos metros
the hospital is a few meters away
desculpe
excuse me (singular, formal)
desculpe, onde é a estação?
excuse me, where is the station? (singular, formal)
onde posso apanhar o metro?
where can I take the subway?
em frente
ahead
à direita
to the right
à esquerda
to the left
onde é a casa de banho?
where is the bathroom?
siga em frente, depois à direita
go straight ahead, then to the right
a clínica fica à esquerda da paragem
the clinic is on the left of the bus stop
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