Podes comprar.
You can buy (it).
Language note: Object is implied. You can add it: “Podes comprar o bilhete.”
Culture note: In a station conversation, this is a typical short helpful answer from locals.
Context: The clerk repeats that buying is possible (starting another option).
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Podes
[POH-d(uh)sh]
you can
Used when someone asks if something is possible; can be an incomplete answer implying “you can (buy it)”.
Se não tens app, podes comprar na estação.
If you don’t have the app, you can buy at the station.
comprar
[kohm-PRAHR]
to buy
Here it’s used without an object; context implies “buy (it/the ticket)”.
Aqui podes comprar o bilhete sem problema.
Here you can buy the ticket without any problem.
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