How do I ask about last entry in Portuguese?

Ask Até que horas posso entrar? or Qual é o horário da última entrada? Confirm the current answer with the venue.

Does aberto mean I can still order food?

Not necessarily. Ask whether the kitchen is accepting orders and what is available.

Closing Time or Last Entry? Ask the Right Question in Portuguese

Name the action, not just the hour

Até que horas fica aberto? asks “Until what time is it open?” For admission, use Até que horas posso entrar? — “Until what time can I enter?” A venue may give different answers. This is a reason to ask, not a claim about any particular attraction’s schedule.

Última entrada means “last entry.” Fecha às seis means “It closes at six.” If you hear both, keep the event attached to its time instead of remembering only the latest number.

Four useful timing questions

Ainda dá tempo de visitar? — Is there still time to visit?
Até que horas a cozinha aceita pedidos? — Until what time does the kitchen accept orders?
Posso retirar amanhã de manhã? — Can I collect it tomorrow morning?
Precisamos sair até esse horário? — Do we need to leave by that time?

The first asks whether a visit is feasible; it does not reserve entry. The second separates food service from a restaurant remaining open. The third checks collection availability. The fourth confirms a departure deadline. Choose the one that matches your actual next action.

A museum example with two times

You: Que horas fecha? — What time does it close?
Staff: Às seis, mas a última entrada é às cinco. — At six, but last entry is at five.
You: Então preciso entrar até as cinco e sair até as seis? — So I need to enter by five and leave by six?
Staff: Isso. — That’s right.

These are invented hours. Notice mas (“but”): it introduces the restriction that changes your plan. A route that gets you there at five fifteen would miss the stated last entry, even though the building remains open. For a real visit, confirm the current schedule directly, including any date-specific changes.

Practice: match time to event

A café stays open until ten, but the kitchen accepts orders only until nine. What can you not infer about food at nine thirty?
A shop closes at seven. You need to collect an order, not browse. Ask whether collection is available until seven.
You hear that last entry is at four and closing is at five. Restate both limits.

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You cannot assume you can still order food. Ask about the kitchen or available items.
Posso retirar meu pedido até as sete? — Can I collect my order until seven?
A última entrada é às quatro e fecha às cinco, certo? — Last entry is at four and it closes at five, right?

For a quick drill, write two different times on paper and assign one to entry and the other to closing. Explain the difference aloud without looking. Swap the times and repeat; the goal is understanding the event, not memorizing the example’s schedule.

Continue with related practice

For broader context, use Where to Travel in Brazil? Talk About Your Trip in Portuguese. The dialogues, situations and answers here are original written teaching examples, not transcripts, current business offers or quotations from a recording.

After listening to a short everyday phrase in Real Life Portuguese, practice adding a time question. Record two answers with different entry and closing times so you learn to track the action as well as the number.

Disclosure: Bruno Lopes is a co-founder of the app. For feedback on your own travel replies, bring a short role-play to a trial lesson.