Para onde queres ir primeiro?
Where do you want to go first?
Language note: “primeiro” = first (masc.). You can also say “primeiro, para onde queres ir?”
Culture note: Useful when you need to connect: metro → train station → long-distance train to Lisboa.
Context: They ask the full, natural question about your first destination.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Para
[PAH-rah]
To / toward
Part of the destination question "Para onde…?".
Para onde queres ir primeiro: ao metro ou à estação?
Where do you want to go first: to the subway or to the station?
onde
[ON-d(uh)]
where (to)
With "para", asks about destination (where to).
Para onde vais quando sais no metro de Lisboa?
Where do you go when you get off on the Lisbon subway?
queres
[KEH-resh]
do you want
Used to ask someone’s preference in planning a route.
O mapa ajuda: para onde queres ir?
The map helps: where do you want to go?
ir
[eer]
to go
Infinitive of movement; used after "queres".
Queres ir até Lisboa hoje?
Do you want to go to Lisbon today?
primeiro
[pree-MAY-roo]
first
Tells the order of actions on your trip.
Primeiro vais ao metro; depois vais para a estação.
First you go to the subway; then you go to the station.
Phrase Parts
Para onde
Where (to)
Destination question starter.
Para onde é o autocarro?
Where is the bus going (to)?
queres ir
do you want to go
Core verb phrase: 'queres' + infinitive 'ir'.
Queres ir ao cinema?
Do you want to go to the cinema?
primeiro?
first?
Adds the idea of order: the first place/action.
Primeiro vamos à estação.
First we’ll go to the station.
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