Traveling between Porto and Lisbon Part 2: Taking the tram
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Key Phrases
Vais para Lisboa hoje?
Are you going to Lisbon today?
Onde compro o bilhete?
Where do I buy the ticket?
Quanto custa o bilhete?
How much is the ticket?
Skills You'll Learn
Ask and answer about travel plans (going to a place, today).
Perguntar e responder sobre planos de viagem (ir para um sítio, hoje).
Ask for transport information (whether a tram/train goes to a station, which line/number).
Pedir informações de transportes (se o elétrico vai para a estação, qual é o número/linha).
Handle ticket basics (where to buy, paying a price, and simple politeness).
Tratar do básico dos bilhetes (onde comprar, preço, e fórmulas de cortesia).
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re at a tram stop in Portugal, chatting with a friendly local as you head toward the station to catch a train to Lisbon. You ask about which tram to take, where to buy a ticket, the price, and whether a seat is free.
Olá! Vais para Lisboa hoje?
Hello! Are you going to Lisbon today?
Sim, vou. Este elétrico vai para a estação?
Yes, I am. Does this tram go to the station?
Vai sim. É o número 1. Entra comigo.
Yes, it does. It’s number 1. Get on with me.
Obrigado. Onde compro o bilhete?
Thanks. Where do I buy the ticket?
Podes comprar ao motorista ou usar o Andante.
You can buy it from the driver or use the Andante card.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Olá!
oh-LAH
Hello!
Vais
vyeesh
Are you going (informal)?
💬 [Vais] is the [tu] form of [ir] "to go." You can swap the person: [vais] = you go, [vou] = I go, [vai] = he/she/it goes.
See breakdown →Para Lisboa
PAH-ruh leez-BOH-uh
To Lisbon
Hoje
OH-zhay
Today
Vais para Lisboa?
vyeesh PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah
Are you going to Lisbon?
💬 Portuguese often asks yes/no questions just by raising the voice at the end, without changing the word order. So [Vais para Lisboa?] is literally "You're going to Lisbon?" meaning "Are you going to Lisbon?"
See breakdown →Vais para Lisboa hoje?
vyeesh PAH-rah leez-BOH-ah OH-zhay
Are you going to Lisbon today?
💬 Portuguese often asks yes/no questions just by raising the voice at the end, without changing the word order. So [Vais para Lisboa hoje?] is literally "You're going to Lisbon today?" meaning "Are you going to Lisbon today?"
See breakdown →Sim
seeng
Yes
Vou
voh
I’m going
💬 [Vou] is from [ir] "to go," and it doesn't look much like the base form, so it's worth learning early. The same pattern shows up in [vais] "you go" and [vai] "he/she/it goes."
See breakdown →Sim, vou.
seeng voh
Yes, I am going.
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