How to Say "Garage" in Portuguese

garagem

/ɡaˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/feminine

The Portuguese word for garage is garagem.

The noun garagem refers to a building or a section of a building used to store a car, tools etc.

Meaning: building or section of building to store a car, tools etc. (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

Because garagem is a feminine noun, it must be preceded by the feminine article a (the) or the feminine indefinite article uma (a).

The word has 3 syllables and the stress is on the 2nd syllable. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡaˈɾa.ʒẽj̃/.

In some Portuguese-speaking regions, if you are looking for a place to repair your car, you might ask for a oficina rather than a garagem.
The Portuguese word garagem is a direct relative of the English word 'garage', as both were borrowed from the French word garage.
In some contexts, a garagem can refer to a large depot used specifically for storing public buses.

A casa tem garagem?
Has the house got a garage?
This sentence is useful for asking if a house has a garagem.
Tatoeba #732385 by brauliobezerra, translation #726360 by sundown
Eu vou para a garagem.
I'm going to the garage.
This sentence is useful for saying you are going to the garagem.
Tatoeba #10100852 by Ricardo14, translation #8580028 by CK
Põe o carro na garagem.
Put the car into the garage.
This sentence is useful for telling someone to put a car into the garagem.
Tatoeba #1408291 by alexmarcelo, translation #265614 by CK
Você pode estacionar seu carro na garagem.
You can park your car in the garage.
A garagem está lotada hoje.
The garage is full today.
É permitido apenas um carro por vaga na garagem.
Only one car per spot is allowed in the garage.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “garage” translations and entries garagem, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries garagem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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