{"id":6095,"date":"2015-06-15T11:26:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T11:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6095"},"modified":"2015-06-15T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T11:28:42","slug":"asking-for-directions-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/asking-for-directions-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking for directions in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can be a tourist in Brazil or a resident, either way there will come a time when you will have to ask for direction. So here are some tips and useful vocabulary:<\/p>\n<p>There is a great way you can practice it: every time you go out by yourself, even if you know where the place you are going is, ask for directions on the street anyway. Because you already know where you are going, it will be easier to understand and practice your vocabulary, especially because you will be more relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>Another way of practicing it is using Google maps to try and explain to yourself (out loud), how to get to some place of your choosing. If you have a friend to help you out it is even better.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6111\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ramkarthik\/4022566308\/in\/photolist-78sGPw-neGYsr-bAwepi-9BZUgX-bnBo2G-5LYgFW-sLLi6w-eVwGtJ-bnBo6L-byqDku-bMkjMT-by8qgU-bM37hK-bM37aa-by8pYC-bM36Zc-by8pJu-by8pyQ-by8pqb-bM36dg-by8oRC-67X6gh-5mMSvy-jFP2rv-mKProX-dAy1um-bc6MYi-mTWy2-dBoiqk-beDgrZ-q9u7Z5-bmzFFm-5uqAqo-bdtkka-bduvr2-bM35ST-by8oGu-bM35Hz-bM35BT-bM35A6-bM35yg-by8onS-bM35ce-bM36Bt-by8nJ9-c8qcp3-bcQUy4-bcR4Ht-5RK5bR-9fyrwj\" aria-label=\"4022566308 855b9c8934 Z 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6111\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6111\"  alt=\"Photo by Ram Karthik\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4022566308_855b9c8934_z-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ram Karthik<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>How to ask for direction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Com licen\u00e7a, voc\u00ea pode me informar onde \u00e9 o Bar do Ant\u00f4nio? \u2013 <em>Excuse me, do you know where Bar do Ant\u00f4nio is?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Voc\u00ea sabe onde fica o Bar do Ant\u00f4nio? \/ Voc\u00ea sabe onde \u00e9 o Bar do Ant\u00f4nio? \u2013 <em>Do you know where Bar do Ant\u00f4nio is?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Como eu chego no Shopping Cidade? \u2013 <em>How do I get to Shopping Cidade?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>D\u00e1 para ir andando? \u2013 <em>Is it within walking distance?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00c9 muito longe? \u2013 <em>Is it far from here?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Qual \u00e9 a dist\u00e2ncia? \u2013 <em>How far is it?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Qual \u00f4nibus eu devo pegar? Onde? \u2013 <em>Which bus should I take? Where?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Em que ponto eu des\u00e7o? \u2013 <em>Where do I get off?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to give\/understand directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Siga em frente&#8230; \u2013 <em>Go straight head&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8230;at\u00e9 o (primeiro, segundo, terceiro) sinal\/sem\u00e1foro \u2013 <em>until the (first, second, third) traffic light<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;at\u00e9 a rua Carvalhais de Paiva \u2013 <em>until Carvalhais de Paiva street<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;at\u00e9 a padaria \u2013 <em>until the bakery<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;at\u00e9 a farm\u00e1cia \u2013 u<em>ntil the pharmacy<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;por (um, dois, tr\u00eas) quarteir\u00f5es \u2013 <em>for (one, two, three) blocks<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Vire&#8230; \u2013 <em>turn&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8230;\u00e0 (primeira, segunda, terceira) direita \u2013 <em>right on the (first, second, third) street<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;\u00e0 (primeira, segunda, terceira) esquerda \u2013 <em>left on the (first, second, third) street<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;na rua Carvalhais de Paiva \u2013 <em>on Carvalhais de Paiva street<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;na padaria \u2013 <em>at the bakery<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u2026no sinal\/sem\u00e1foro \u2013 <em>at the traffic light<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;no (primeiro, segundo, terceiro) quarteir\u00e3o \u2013 <em>on the (first, second, third) block<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;depois da escola \u2013 <em>after the school<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;antes da delegacia de pol\u00edcia \u2013 <em>before the police station<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>atravesse&#8230; \u2013 c<em>ross&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8230; a rua \u2013 <em>the street<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230; a ponte \u2013 <em>the bridge<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8230;o rio \u2013 <em>the river<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>O bar do Ant\u00f4nio fica&#8230; \u2013 <em>Bar do Ant\u00f4nio will be&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8230;ao lado direto \u2013 <em>on the right side<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u2026ao lado esquerdo \u2013 <em>on the left side<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u2026ao lado da farm\u00e1cia \u2013 <em>beside the pharmacy<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u2026ao lado dos correios \u2013 <em>beside the post office<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lembre-se de sempre atravessar a rua na faixa de pedestre e esperar sinal de pedestre ficar verde. &#8211; <em>Remember to always cross the street on the pedestrian crossing and wait for the pedestrian lights to turn green.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4022566308_855b9c8934_z-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"Photo by Ram Karthik\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4022566308_855b9c8934_z-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4022566308_855b9c8934_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>You can be a tourist in Brazil or a resident, either way there will come a time when you will have to ask for direction. 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