Podes comprar online.
You can buy it online.
Language note: Useful add-on: “no site” = on the website (“Podes comprar online no site.”).
Culture note: Many bus trips require/respect seat reservations—online purchase usually assigns a seat automatically.
Context: They summarize the option as one full helpful sentence.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Podes
[POH-desh]
You can
Used to tell someone an option/possibility (here: buying via internet).
Podes comprar online e mostrar o bilhete no telemóvel.
You can buy online and show the ticket on your phone.
comprar
[kohn-PRAHR]
to buy
Infinitive used with "podes" to describe what is possible.
Podes comprar online antes de chegares à estação.
You can buy online before you arrive at the station.
online
[on-LYNE]
online
In European Portuguese it’s common to say "online" for internet purchases.
Podes comprar online o bilhete do Porto para Lisboa.
You can buy the Porto-to-Lisbon ticket online.
Phrase Parts
Podes
You can
2nd person singular of 'poder' (to be able to). Informal 'you'.
Podes repetir?
Can you repeat?
comprar
buy
Infinitive after 'podes': 'you can buy'.
Podes comprar isto.
You can buy this.
online.
online.
Adverb: via the internet.
Comprei online.
I bought it online.
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