Portuguese · Food & Drink
"Steak" in Portuguese: bife
o bife
Steak in Portuguese is o bife. On menus you will see bife acebolado and ponto do bife for how done you want it.
Lunch special
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How to pronounce bife
Say it
BEE-fee
/ˈbi.fi/
BEE-fee
"Steak" in Portuguese: quick reference
| Portuguese | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| o bife | steak Default noun. | Default noun. |
| bife acebolado | steak with onions Classic plate. | Classic plate. |
| bife mal passado | rare steak Doneness. | Doneness. |
| sem bife | without steak Order tweak. | Order tweak. |
How to use bife in real life
- 1Lunch special
Quero o bife acebolado com arroz.
I want the onion steak with rice.
Classic.
- 2Doneness
O bife no ponto, por favor.
The steak medium, please.
Cooking.
- 3Kids plate
Corta o bife bem pequenininho.
Cut the steak really small.
Kids.
Mistakes English speakers make with bife
Incorrect: Uma bife.
Correct: Um bife.
Bife is masculine.
Incorrect: Steak acebolado.
Correct: Bife acebolado.
Use bife.
Good to know
Bife is everyday steak at Brazilian lunch counters; fancy cuts may be named picanha or filé. Bife acebolado is the comforting classic.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Ordering at a simple restaurant
ChatPal
Você pede bife ou frango?
Are you ordering steak or chicken?
You
Bife acebolado, bem passado.
Onion steak, well done.
ChatPal
Eu também quero bife.
I want steak too.
You
Pedimos dois então.
We'll order two then.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Steak" in Portuguese
Steak?
O bife.
With onions?
Bife acebolado.
Medium?
No ponto.
Gender?
Masculine: um bife.
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