Portuguese · Food & Drink

"Bottle" in Portuguese: garrafa

a garrafa

Say it: gah-HAH-fahfeminine · a garrafanoun/ɡa.ˈʁa.fa/

Bottle in Portuguese is a garrafa. Say Uma garrafa d’água or Abre a garrafa. Garrafinha is a small bottle; frasco is more for medicine or perfume.

Hot day

Leva uma garrafa d’água na mochila.
Take a bottle of water in your backpack.
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How to pronounce garrafa

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gah-HAH-fah

/ɡa.ˈʁa.fa/

a gah-HAH-fah

"Bottle" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
a garrafabottle

Main noun.

garrafa d’águabottle of water

Drinks.

garrafinhasmall bottle

Diminutive.

abrir a garrafato open the bottle

Action.

How to use garrafa in real life

  1. 1Hot day

    Leva uma garrafa d’água na mochila.

    Take a bottle of water in your backpack.

    Travel tip.

  2. 2Dinner

    Pedimos uma garrafa de vinho tinto para dividir.

    We ordered a bottle of red wine to share.

    Restaurant.

  3. 3Recycling

    Tem um cesto para garrafa de plástico?

    Is there a bin just for plastic bottles?

    Sorting.

Mistakes English speakers make with garrafa

Incorrect: Uma bottle de água.

Correct: Uma garrafa d’água.

Use garrafa.

Incorrect: Um garrafa grande.

Correct: Uma garrafa grande.

Feminine: a garrafa.

Good to know

Garrafa covers water, wine, and soft drinks. Street vendors sell água de coco in garrafas and cups. Ask for garrafa retornável when a deposit bottle is an option.

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Packing for a hike

  1. ChatPal

    Você encheu a garrafa?

    Did you fill the bottle?

  2. You

    Enchi. Levo outra garrafa na lateral da mochila.

    I did. I’ll take another bottle on the side of the pack.

  3. ChatPal

    Boa. Sem garrafa a gente sofre no sol.

    Good. Without a bottle we’ll suffer in the sun.

  4. You

    Verdade. Bora.

    True. Let’s go.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Bottle" in Portuguese

How do I say bottle?

A garrafa.

Bottle of water?

Uma garrafa d’água.

Small bottle?

Garrafinha.

Open the bottle?

Abrir a garrafa.

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