How to Say ‘Are you going from Porto to Lisbon?’ in Portuguese
Vais do Porto para Lisboa?
vaysh DOH POR-too PAH-rah leez-BOH-uh
[vaysh DOH POR-too PAH-rah leez-BOH-uh]
💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese usually uses [de] for where you come from and [para] for where you're going: [do Porto para Lisboa], [de casa para o trabalho].
Phrase Breakdown
Vais
[vaysh]
Are you going?
Used with both origin and destination to confirm the full route.
Vais do Porto para Lisboa hoje?
Are you going from Porto to Lisbon today?
do Porto
DOH POR-too
from Porto
Origin: 'do' = 'de + o'.
O autocarro sai do Porto.
The bus leaves from Porto.
Words in this phrase
do
[DOH]
from the
"do" = "de" + "o". Marks the starting point when paired with a place: "do Porto".
Vais do Porto para Lisboa ou para Coimbra?
Are you going from Porto to Lisbon or to Coimbra?
Porto
[POR-too]
Porto
Here it’s the origin city in the route (departure).
O bilhete é do Porto para Lisboa.
The ticket is from Porto to Lisbon.
para Lisboa?
PAH-rah leez-BOH-uh
to Lisbon?
Destination introduced by 'para'.
O comboio vai para Lisboa.
The train goes to Lisbon.
Words in this phrase
para
[PAH-rah]
to / towards
Signals the destination. In routes: "do Porto para Lisboa" = “from Porto to Lisbon.”
Há autocarros do Porto para Lisboa a toda a hora.
There are buses from Porto to Lisbon every hour.
Lisboa
[leez-BOH-uh]
Lisbon
Destination city in the route.
Vais do Porto para Lisboa amanhã?
Are you going from Porto to Lisbon tomorrow?
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