Máquina.
Machine.
Language note: Accent shows stress: MÁ-qui-na. The “qu” sounds like “k”.
Culture note: Ticket machines usually have an English option—look for the language button on screen.
Context: They finish the location: the machine.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Máquina
[MAH-kee-nah]
machine (ticket machine)
In metro stations, “máquina” often refers to the ticket vending machine or top-up machine.
A Máquina está ao lado das cancelas do metro.
The machine is next to the metro gates.
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