How to Say ‘Let's buy it now.’ in Portuguese
Vamos comprar já.
VAH-moosh kom-PRAR zhah
[VAH-moosh kom-PRAR zhah]
💬 Usage Tip: With [vamos] + another verb, Portuguese makes a very common [let's ...] pattern: [Vamos comprar já.] = [Let's buy it now.] Swap in another verb: [Vamos entrar já.]
Phrase Breakdown
Vamos
[VAH-moosh]
Let’s (go) / Let’s
Introduces a joint plan; here it leads into buying tickets right away.
Vamos comprar já os bilhetes do comboio para Lisboa.
Let’s buy the train tickets to Lisbon right now.
comprar
[kom-PRAR]
to buy
In this sentence it means buying (tickets) as an action to do immediately.
Vamos comprar já os bilhetes na bilheteira.
Let’s buy the tickets at the ticket office right now.
já.
zhah
now / right away
'já' adds urgency/immediacy: right now.
Faz isso já.
Do that now.
Words in this phrase
já
[zhah]
right now / already
Here it means “right now,” adding urgency—useful when trains sell out.
Vamos comprar já antes que esgote o Alfa Pendular.
Let’s buy now before the Alfa Pendular sells out.
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