How do you ask which bus goes downtown?

You say "Qual linha vai para o centro da cidade?"

What does catraca mean?

It's the turnstile with bars that lets one person through at a time.

You're at the stop with the address open on your phone and three different buses pull up at the same time.

Esse ônibus passa perto do endereço que eu tenho?

Does this bus go near the address I have?

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ônibus/ˈõnibus/
busnoun
Large vehicle that carries a lot of people around the city and stops at marked places.
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ponto/ˈpõtu/
spotnoun
The exact place where something is or happens.
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linha/ˈlĩɲɐ/
linenoun
A straight path that connects one place to another.
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motoristadriver
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catracaturnstile
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letreirosign
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subirgo up
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descergo down
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apertarpress
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campainhadoorbell

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Esse ônibus passa perto do endereço que eu tenho?
Does this bus go near the address I have?
Eu espero você no ponto perto da praça.
I'll wait for you at the stop near the square.
Qual linha vai para o centro da cidade?
Which line goes downtown?

ônibus/ˈõnibus/
The nasal ô at the start is where the word's stress falls.
ponto/ˈpõtu/
The on comes out nasal and the final o sounds like an u: 'pon-tu'.
linha/ˈlĩɲɐ/
The i is nasalized because of the nh, and the nh is a single sound, made with the tongue against the roof of the mouth.

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How do you ask which bus goes downtown?: You say "Qual linha vai para o centro da cidade?"
What does catraca mean?: It's the turnstile with bars that lets one person through at a time.

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