Breakdown of Vamos àquela bilheteira comprar os bilhetes para a montanha-russa.
comprar
to buy
ir
to go
para
to / for
o bilhete
the ticket
àquele
to that [over there] (m) (f. àquela, etc.)
a bilheteira
the ticket office
a montanha-russa
the roller coaster
Questions & Answers about Vamos àquela bilheteira comprar os bilhetes para a montanha-russa.
How did aquela become àquela with a backward accent?
The verb ir (here used as vamos, meaning "let's go") requires the preposition a ("to") when talking about going to a destination. We are going to "that ticket office", which is aquela bilheteira. When the preposition a meets the demonstrative aquela, they merge into àquela. The grave accent tells you the preposition is hidden inside!
Why is the verb comprar left in its dictionary form?
What is the connection between bilheteira and bilhetes?
A bilhete is a "ticket". The ending -eira is often used in Portuguese to indicate a place or container associated with a noun. Therefore, a bilheteira is the ticket office or box office where the bilhetes are sold.
Why is a roller coaster called a montanha-russa?
Literally, it means "Russian mountain". This is a fun historical term used in Portuguese (and several other languages) because the earliest ancestors of roller coasters were actually steep ice sledding hills built in Russia during the 18th century!
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