Na entrada.
At the entrance.
Language note: “Na” = “em + a” (at/in + the). You’ll hear “na entrada” a lot in stations.
Culture note: In metro stations in Porto (Metro do Porto) and Lisbon (Metro de Lisboa), “entrada” usually means the gate area where you validate your ticket/card.
Context: They specify where you do it: at the entrance.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Na
[nah]
at the (feminine singular)
Contraction of "em" + "a"; used to mean "in/on/at the" before a feminine singular noun (common for places like an entrance to the metro).
Encontro-te Na entrada do metro, junto às cancelas.
I’ll meet you at the metro entrance, next to the turnstiles.
entrada
[en-TRAH-dah]
entrance; entry
Place where you go in; in the metro, the area/gate where you enter the station or pass the barriers.
Há um segurança na entrada da estação.
There is a security guard at the station entrance.
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