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Cafés: useful Portuguese phrases
Order a drink and clarify a small detail.
Start with the essentials
Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.
- A coffee, please
um café, por favor
A coffee, please
- To go, please (takeaway)
para viagem, por favor
To go, please (takeaway)
- Water
a água
Water
- No, thank you
não, obrigado/a
No, thank you
Make the conversation more specific
| What you want to say | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| A coffee, please | um café, por favor A coffee, please |
| To go, please (takeaway) | para viagem, por favor To go, please (takeaway) |
| Water | a água Water |
| No, thank you | não, obrigado/a No, thank you |
| Could I have it without ...? | Eu poderia pedir sem …? Show English translationCould I have it without …? |
| Is this for here or to take away? | É para comer aqui ou para viagem? Show English translationIs this for here or to take away? |
| Could you make it decaf? | Você poderia fazer descafeinado? Show English translationCould you make it decaf? |
| Can I have tap water? | Posso pedir água da torneira? Show English translationCan I have tap water? |
| Is service included? | O serviço está incluído? Show English translationIs service included? |
Read the other side of the exchange
Partner
O que você gostaria de colocar no café?
What would you like in your coffee?
You
Eu poderia pedir sem açúcar?
Could I have it without sugar?
Partner
É para comer aqui ou para viagem?
Is this for here or to take away?
You
Para levar, por favor.
To take away, please.
Cafés 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.
