Onde compro?
Where do I buy (it)?
Language note: You can add the object: “Onde compro isto?” (Where do I buy this?).
Culture note: In stations, it’s normal to ask quickly at the gate line; staff may point you to machines or a “bilheteira” (ticket office).
Context: You realise you still need to buy a ticket and ask where you can do that.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Onde
[ON-deh]
where
Question word used to ask about location or place to do something.
Onde compro o bilhete do metro?
Where do I buy the metro ticket?
compro
[KOHM-proh]
do I buy; (I) buy
From “comprar” (to buy). In questions Portuguese often omits “eu”: “Onde compro…?” = “Where do I buy…?”
Desculpe, onde compro o bilhete?
Excuse me, where do I buy the ticket?
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