Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Can I have tap water?” in Portuguese
Ask whether tap water can be provided.
Posso pedir água da torneira?
Can I have tap water?
The expression specifies tap water rather than bottled or sparkling water.
Use it in three situations
At a café
Posso pedir água da torneira?
Can I have tap water?
With a restaurant meal
Podemos pedir água da torneira, por favor?
Could we have some tap water, please?
Checking a water option
Posso pedir um copo de água da torneira?
Can I have a glass of tap water?
What to watch for
Availability and suitability vary; asking does not imply the venue can provide drinking tap water.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine cafés. Say this in Portuguese: Could we have some tap water, please?
Reveal a sample reply
Podemos pedir água da torneira, por favor?
Could we have some tap water, please?
Build a useful exchange
Order a drink and clarify a small detail.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
