Breakdown of Eu vou sempre em frente para a estação.
eu
I
ir
to go
para
to / for
a estação
the station
sempre em frente
straight ahead
Questions & Answers about Eu vou sempre em frente para a estação.
I thought sempre meant 'always'. Why is it used here?
You are right, sempre usually means 'always'. But in Portuguese, when talking about directions, the phrase sempre em frente is a set expression that means 'straight ahead'. You can think of it as going 'always' in the same forward direction.
Does em frente mean 'in front'?
It can! On its own, em frente means 'ahead' or 'forward'. If you want to say 'in front of' a specific thing, you would add a preposition, like em frente da estação. But in this sentence, it just describes the direction of movement: forward.
Why use para a instead of just à for 'to the station'?
Both are correct, but they have a slight difference. The verb ir (to go) can take either the preposition a or para. Using para puts more focus on the physical destination you are traveling towards, which makes it very common when giving or following directions.
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