Estação
Station
Language note: Stress: es-ta-ÇÃO (the “ão” is nasal).
Culture note: In Portugal, “estação” can be train or metro—context matters (and signs usually clarify).
Context: The staff member checks you understood and points to the sign that says 'station'.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Estação
[ehsh-tah-SOW]
station
General word for station (train station, subway station, bus station). Context clarifies which.
A estação fica ao lado do metro.
The station is next to the subway.
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