Podes comprar na bilheteira.
You can buy at the ticket office.
Language note: Common structure: “Podes comprar + lugar” (place).
Culture note: If you want a specific seat, the ticket office can help—many long-distance trains have seat reservation included.
Context: The clerk says the full sentence about buying at the ticket office.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Podes
[POH-d(uh)sh]
you can
Used to tell someone an available option (where they can buy).
Se preferires falar com alguém, podes comprar na bilheteira.
If you prefer to speak with someone, you can buy at the ticket office.
comprar
[kohm-PRAHR]
to buy
Refers to purchasing (a ticket), often implied by context.
Podes comprar o bilhete com antecedência para poupar.
You can buy the ticket in advance to save money.
na
[nah]
at the (feminine singular)
Contraction “em + a” used before feminine singular places like “bilheteira”.
Na bilheteira aceitam cartão.
At the ticket office they accept card.
bilheteira
[bee-lyeh-TAY-rah]
ticket office; ticket counter
Station counter where you buy tickets or get travel assistance.
A bilheteira fecha tarde em Santa Apolónia.
The ticket office closes late at Santa Apolónia.
Phrase Parts
Podes
You can
Informal permission/possibility with 'tu'.
Podes entrar.
You can come in.
comprar
buy
Infinitive verb used after 'podes'.
Posso comprar agora?
Can I buy now?
na bilheteira.
at the ticket office.
Contraction 'em + a' = 'na'. 'bilheteira' is the ticket counter/office.
A bilheteira fecha às oito.
The ticket office closes at eight.
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