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At the train station   »  
Na estação

33 [thirty-three]

At the train station

At the train station

33 [trinta e três]

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Na estação

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When is the next train to Berlin? Qu---- s-- o p------ t--- p--- B-----? Quando sai o próximo trem para Berlim? 0 +
When is the next train to Paris? Qu---- s-- o p------ t--- p--- P----? Quando sai o próximo trem para Paris? 0 +
When is the next train to London? Qu---- s-- o p------ t--- p--- L------? Quando sai o próximo trem para Londres? 0 +
     
When does the train for Warsaw leave? A q-- h---- v-- o t--- v-- p--- V-------? A que horas vai o trem vai para Varsóvia? 0 +
When does the train for Stockholm leave? A q-- h---- v-- o t--- v-- p--- E--------? A que horas vai o trem vai para Estocolmo? 0 +
When does the train for Budapest leave? A q-- h---- v-- o t--- v-- p--- B--------? A que horas vai o trem vai para Budapeste? 0 +
     
I’d like a ticket to Madrid. Eu q---- u- b------ p--- M-----. Eu quero um bilhete para Madrid. 0 +
I’d like a ticket to Prague. Eu q---- u- b------ p--- P----. Eu quero um bilhete para Praga. 0 +
I’d like a ticket to Bern. Eu q---- u- b------ p--- B----. Eu quero um bilhete para Berna. 0 +
     
When does the train arrive in Vienna? Qu---- c---- o t--- a V----? Quando chega o trem a Viena? 0 +
When does the train arrive in Moscow? Qu---- c---- o t--- a M-----? Quando chega o trem a Moscou? 0 +
When does the train arrive in Amsterdam? Qu---- c---- o t--- a A--------? Quando chega o trem a Amsterdão? 0 +
     
Do I have to change trains? Pr----- t----- d- t---? Preciso trocar de trem? 0 +
From which platform does the train leave? De q-- e------ s-- o t---? De que estação sai o trem? 0 +
Does the train have sleepers? O t--- t-- v----------? O trem tem vagão-leito? 0 +
     
I’d like a one-way ticket to Brussels. Eu s- q---- u-- p------- d- i-- p--- B-------. Eu só quero uma passagem de ida para Bruxelas. 0 +
I’d like a return ticket to Copenhagen. Eu q---- u-- p------- d- v---- p--- C---------. Eu quero uma passagem de volta para Copenhague. 0 +
What does a berth in the sleeper cost? Qu---- c---- u- l---- n- v----------? Quanto custa um lugar no vagão-leito? 0 +
     

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