Travel and Tourist Transactions
Buying a ticket and finding your way, plus the question English cannot ask properly: is it "onde fica" or "onde está"? It depends on whether the thing can move.
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Na bilheteira 🎫
A transaction abroad is short and predictable: say what you want, ask what it costs, and find out where to go. That last one hides a problem. English asks "where is it?" about a railway station and about a lost ticket in exactly the same words. **Portuguese uses two different verbs**, and choosing the wrong one is the giveaway that you are translating from English.
Palavras úteis 🗂️
Each noun comes with its article. The last line lists the ones you already know without trying:
Match each word to its meaning
- o bilhete
- o dinheiro
- a chave
- a loja
- the ticket
- the money
- the key
- the shop
Fica ou está? 🏛️
Portuguese asks "where is it?" in two different ways, and the test is simple: **can the thing move?** Note also that **o quarto** is a room, not a quarter, which is a trap worth remembering before you book anything.
Qual é? ❓
You are lost and want to ask where the station is. What do you say?
- Onde fica a estação?
- Onde está a estação?
- Onde é a estação?
- Onde tem a estação?
Completa as frases 📝
Onde _____ a loja? O meu bilhete _____ na mala. As duas estações _____ perto do centro.
Pedir e perguntar 💬
Three expressions finish the transaction:
Põe em ordem 🔀
An interactive activity.
Quais estão certas? ✅
Select the TWO sentences that use the right verb.
- A loja fica ao lado do hotel.
- A chave está na receção.
- A estação está perto do centro.
- O meu bilhete fica na mala.
Na estação 🧭
An interactive activity.
O resumo 🖊️
A ticket is _____ and a hotel room is _____, which is not a quarter. To ask the price you say _____. For a building or a street that cannot move you use _____, and for a ticket or a key that can, you use _____.
A tua vez ✍️
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