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A local says 'Vire à esquerda.' Which way do you turn?

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  1. Right
  2. Left ✔
  3. Straight on

Why: Esquerda is left and direita is right. Vire is the polite command form of virar, to turn.

Huh, didn't know that: In the FSI dialog, the speaker asks whether to turn à direita or à esquerda.

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Answer: Left. Esquerda is left and direita is right. Vire is the polite command form of virar, to turn.

  1. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
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    Checked 2026-10-11.

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