Talking at the airport in Portuguese

Duas pessoas estão no aeroporto e falam sobre o voo.

Two people are at the airport and talk about the flight.

Conversation

Traveler 1

Oi! Você está pronto?

Hi! Are you ready?

Traveler 2

Olá! Sim, estou pronto. Onde é o nosso portão?

Hello! Yes, I am ready. Where is our gate?

Traveler 1

É o portão B20. É longe.

It's gate B20. It's far.

Traveler 2

Ah, ok. Temos tempo?

Oh, okay. Do we have time?

Traveler 1

Sim, temos uma hora. O voo é às 10h.

Yes, we have one hour. The flight is at 10 AM.

Traveler 2

Certo. Eu preciso de café.

Right. I need coffee.

Traveler 1

Eu também! Tem uma cafeteria ali.

Me too! There is a coffee shop there.

Traveler 2

Bom! Vamos para lá primeiro?

Good! Shall we go there first?

Traveler 1

Sim, vamos. Depois, o portão.

Yes, let's go. After, the gate.

Traveler 2

Ótimo. Minha mala é pesada.

Great. My bag is heavy.

Traveler 1

A minha também. É um voo longo.

Mine too. It's a long flight.

Traveler 2

Sim, é. Boa viagem!

Yes, it is. Have a good trip!

Key Vocabulary

  • aeroporto — airport
  • pronto — ready
  • portão — gate
  • voo — flight
  • longe — far
  • tempo — time
  • café — coffee
  • cafeteria — coffee shop
  • mala — bag/suitcase
  • pesada — heavy

Grammar Notes

Verb 'Ser' (To Be)

The verb 'ser' is used for permanent characteristics, identity, and time. Here it's used for location and time.

Example: “É o portão B20. (It is gate B20.) / O voo é às 10h. (The flight is at 10 AM.)”

Verb 'Ter' (To Have)

The verb 'ter' means 'to have'. It's used to express possession or existence.

Example: “Temos tempo? (Do we have time?) / Eu preciso de café. (I need coffee. – literally 'I have need of coffee')”

Asking 'Where?' with 'Onde'

'Onde' is the interrogative pronoun for 'where'.

Example: “Onde é o nosso portão? (Where is our gate?)”

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