Phrase · ✈️ Travel problems
Eu queria pedir o reembolso da passagem.
I’d like to ask for a refund on my ticket.
B1asking for a refundAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
EupronounI1st sing. · subjectqueria1verbI’d likequerer · imperfect · 1st sing.pedir2verbto ask forinfinitiveodeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitereembolsonounrefundmasc. · sing.daprepositionof thede · fem. · sing. · definitepassagem3nounticketfem. · sing..
- Eu → queria: subject
- queria → pedir: governs
- pedir → reembolso: object
- da → passagem: preposition
Word for word: “I wanted to-ask the refund of-the ticket.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Eu queria (imperfeito) = I’d like: the everyday polite request. Politeness: queria, gostaria, poderia, seria →
- 2pedir = ask for something; perguntar = ask a question. pedir vs perguntar →
- 3a passagem = travel ticket (plane, bus); feminine, like all -agem nouns. Noun gender & plural →
Variations
- Eu gostaria de pedir o reembolso da passagem.
- Quero o reembolso da passagem.
- Como eu faço pra pedir reembolso?