Na máquina.
At the machine.
Language note: You can expand: “Na máquina de bilhetes.” = “At the ticket machine.”
Culture note: In busy stations, locals form loose queues at machines—watch who’s next and you’ll blend in.
Context: They give the complete answer in one short sentence.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Na
[nah]
in the; on the
“Na” indicates location and is very frequent with transport places: “na máquina”, “na bilheteira”, “na plataforma”.
Na máquina, escolhes a zona e pagas.
At the machine, you choose the zone and pay.
máquina
[MAH-kee-nah]
machine
Here it specifically means the ticket vending/top-up machine in the metro station.
Compras o bilhete na máquina antes de entrar.
You buy the ticket at the machine before entering.
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