Topic: Portuguese

"Do you want to go on an airplane or on a boat?"

Translation:Você quer ir de avião ou de barco?

July 14, 2013

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/SeaOfSand

    I don't get it: "Você quer ir em um avião ou num barco?" Why is "em um" only contracted in the second case? o.O

    July 14, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
    Mod

      It should be contracted in both!

      July 14, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/SeaOfSand

        Thanks. Will report next time i see it.

        July 14, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/Dr.Fandey

          Is "Vc quer andar de avião ou de barco" wrong? I read it in my manual on Portuguese as the way to say "to go by smth.(train, plane, ship etc.)"!

          June 21, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
          Mod

            As a question, andar de barco/avião seems to be an invitation for a leisure trip, usually to discover it for the first time. Ir de barco/avião is asking by what means of transportation you want to travel.

            June 21, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/Dr.Fandey

              Obrigado, Paulo!!! That manual is going to dump!! ))

              June 23, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/Ilylukam

                Why not irse? That was a hint for the choices.

                November 15, 2014
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