Breakdown of Vocês vão à festa de autocarro?
de
of / from / by (means of transport) / wearing (attire)
vocês
you (pl)
à
at the (fem. sg.) / to the (fem. sg.)
ir
to go
o autocarro
the bus
a festa
the party
Questions & Answers about Vocês vão à festa de autocarro?
Why does the verb ir (to go) turn into vão here?
What does the accent on the word à mean?
That accent shows a contraction (two words combined into one). The verb ir (to go) is followed by the preposition a (to) to show destination. Because festa (party) is a feminine noun, it uses the article a (the). Instead of writing a a festa, Portuguese combines them into à festa (to the party).
Why do we use de before autocarro?
In Portuguese, you use the preposition de (which normally translates as "of" or "from") to talk about modes of transportation. So de autocarro is the standard way to say "by bus". Notice that we don't add a word for "the" here, just de plus the vehicle.
Is autocarro the standard word for bus in Portugal?
Yes! In European Portuguese, autocarro is the word for a bus. If you have studied a little Brazilian Portuguese before, you might be used to seeing the word "ônibus", but that word is not used in Portugal.
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