Gas Station in Portuguese

Hey friends! Let’s take a look at one more Portuguese Dica for foreigners! Today we are talking about The Gas Station in Portuguese. And as you know, we are in Rio de Janeiro, so you’ll learn vocabulary about visiting a gas station in Brazilian Portuguese.

Do you drive? Do you like driving? Can you imagine visiting Brazil and taking a road trip? That’s nice right? So, to prepare you for when you come study Portuguese in Rio, we’re going to study all the vocabulary you’ll need to use a car in Brazil!

Vocabulary about Gas Station in Portuguese

O posto de gasolina	The gas station
A gasolina	Gasoline
O álcool	Alcohol (ethanol)
O óleo diesel	Diesel
Abastecer o carro / Encher o tanque	To fill up the tank
O frentista	The attendant
A ducha	The car wash
O tanque de GNV	The CNG (gas) tank
A bomba	Pump
O capô	Hood / Bonnet
O Para-brisa	Windshield
A alavanca	Lever
O galão	Gallon
O cilindro	Cylinder
Desenroscar a tampa da gasolina	Unscrew the gas cap
Este carro é movido a _______	This car runs on _______
Abrir o porta-malas	Pop the trunk
Dar a volta	Drive around
O Pneu	Tire

Now let’s listen to the pronunciation of some of there words:

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Pictures at the Gas Station in Portuguese

Now let’s take a look at some pictures:

O frentista:

A ducha:

A gasolina / O diesel:

 

Abastecer o carro/tanque:

O posto de gasolina:

Are these pictures similar to the gas stations in your country?

Now it’s your turn!

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So, do you have a car? Is it an economical one? Did you know that we have some amazing beaches in Rio? We can take a road trip together and go visit some of our beautiful beaches in Barra da Tijuca!

We’ll be waiting for you there!
See you!

 
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