Portuguese Phrase
Como chego ao portão B20?
Meaning
The speaker is asking for directions to a specific gate, identified as B20. It is a polite, neutral‑tone question used in places like airports, conference centers, or large venues where gates are labeled with letters and numbers.
When to use
Use this sentence when you are inside a building that uses numbered gates—most often at an airport terminal, a concert hall, or a convention center—and you need to know the exact route to gate B20. It works both with strangers and staff, especially when you add a 'por favor' for extra courtesy.
✦Grammar Breakdown
ComochegoaoportãoB20?
Como (interrogative adverb)
Used to ask 'how' something is done. It starts a question and does not change form.
Chego (present indicative of chegar)
First‑person singular present of 'chegar' (to arrive/reach). In questions it works like 'do I get'.
Ao (contraction of a + o)
Preposition 'a' (to) + masculine definite article 'o' contracts to 'ao', meaning 'to the'.
Portão (noun)
Means 'gate' or 'large door', commonly used for airport gates, stadium entrances, etc.
B20 (alphanumeric label)
Gate identifiers often combine a letter with a number; in Portuguese you read the letter and then the number as words (B vinte).
🗨In Conversation
Como chego ao portão B20?
How do I get to gate B20?
Siga em frente, vire à esquerda na sinalização e você verá o portão B20 à sua direita.
Go straight ahead, turn left at the signs and you’ll see gate B20 on your right.
✕Common Mistakes
Como eu chego ao portão B20?
The pronoun 'eu' is unnecessary in Portuguese questions; the verb already indicates the subject.
Como chego no portão B20?
Use 'ao' (a + o) for 'to the' rather than 'no' (em + o), which means 'in the'.
Como chego ao portão B vinte?
When the gate label is written as 'B20', it is normally spoken as 'B vinte', not 'B vinte zero'.
↔Alternatives
Qual é o caminho para o portão B20?
What is the way to gate B20?
Pode me indicar como chegar ao portão B20?
Can you show me how to get to gate B20?
Como faço para chegar ao portão B20?
How do I go to gate B20?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil it is common to add a polite 'por favor' before or after the question: 'Por favor, como chego ao portão B20?'. Airport staff usually respond with clear, step‑by‑step directions and may point you to signage. Remember that 'portão' can also refer to a gate in a parking lot or a stadium, so the context will tell the listener which type of gate you mean.