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"I'd like…" in Portuguese: eu queria… / eu gostaria de…

eu queria… / eu gostaria de…

Say it: eh-oo keh-REE-ah / eh-oo gohs-tah-REE-ah jeephrase/ˈew ˈke.ɾia/, /ˈew ɡos.ˈta.ɾia ˈde/

I'd like… in Portuguese is eu queria… or eu gostaria de…. Both soften orders at cafés and shops; queria is very common spoken Brazil.

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Eu queria um café com leite, por favor.
I'd like a coffee with milk, please.
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How to pronounce eu queria… / eu gostaria de…

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eh-oo keh-REE-ah / eh-oo gohs-tah-REE-ah jee

/ˈew ˈke.ɾia/, /ˈew ɡos.ˈta.ɾia ˈde/

eh-oo keh-REE-ah / eh-oo gohs-tah-REE-ah jee

"I'd like…" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
eu queria…I'd like…

Everyday polite want.

eu gostaria de…I'd like… / I would like…

Slightly more formal.

queria um…I'd like a…

Drop eu in speech.

gostaria de pedir…I'd like to order…

Restaurant start.

How to use eu queria… / eu gostaria de… in real life

  1. 1Café counter

    Eu queria um café com leite, por favor.

    I'd like a coffee with milk, please.

    Eu queria…

  2. 2Hotel ask

    Eu gostaria de um quarto quieto.

    I'd like a quiet room.

    Eu gostaria de…

  3. 3Market stall

    Eu queria meio quilo de queijo.

    I'd like half a kilo of cheese.

    Food weight.

Mistakes English speakers make with eu queria… / eu gostaria de…

Incorrect: Eu would like um café.

Correct: Eu queria um café. / Eu gostaria de um café.

Full Portuguese softeners.

Incorrect: Eu gostaria um suco.

Correct: Eu gostaria de um suco.

Gostaria takes de.

Good to know

Queria with a warm tone is not past nostalgia here—it is the go-to polite order form in Brazil. Pair it with por favor and you sound local.

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Ordering at a padaria

  1. ChatPal

    Eu queria um pão na chapa.

    I'd like a grilled bread.

  2. You

    Eu gostaria de um suco de laranja.

    I'd like an orange juice.

  3. ChatPal

    Mais alguma coisa?

    Anything else?

  4. You

    Eu queria também um café pequeno.

    I'd also like a small coffee.

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FAQ

Common questions about "I'd like…" in Portuguese

Queria vs gostaria?

Both polite; queria is more casual BR speech.

Need de?

Gostaria de…; queria usually without de before a noun.

Direct quero okay?

Yes with a friendly tone; queria is softer.

I'd like to go?

Eu gostaria de ir… / Eu queria ir…

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