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How to say “Could we have a few more minutes?” in Portuguese
Ask for a little more time before ordering or making a choice.
Podemos ter mais alguns minutos?
Could we have a few more minutes?
The plural form speaks for your group.
Use it in three situations
Reading a menu
Podemos ter mais alguns minutos?
Could we have a few more minutes?
Choosing together
Podemos ter mais alguns minutos para escolher?
Could we have a few more minutes to choose?
Checking a menu detail
Ainda não estamos prontos para pedir.
We're not ready to order yet.
What to watch for
This asks for time to decide, rather than asking how long cooking will take.
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 restaurant problems. Say this in Portuguese: Could we have a few more minutes to choose?
Reveal a sample reply
Podemos ter mais alguns minutos para escolher?
Could we have a few more minutes to choose?
Build a useful exchange
Explain a problem with an order and settle the bill.
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.
