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"What do you recommend?" in Portuguese: O que você recomenda?

O que você recomenda?

Say it: oo kee voh-SAY heh-koh-MEN-dahphrase/ˈo ˈke vo.ˈse ʁe.ko.ˈmẽ.da/

What do you recommend? in Portuguese is O que você recomenda? Ask waiters, baristas, and shop staff when the menu is huge.

First visit restaurant

O que você recomenda para quem come pouco apimentado?
What do you recommend for someone who eats little spicy food?
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How to pronounce O que você recomenda?

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oo kee voh-SAY heh-koh-MEN-dah

/ˈo ˈke vo.ˈse ʁe.ko.ˈmẽ.da/

oo kee voh-SAY heh-koh-MEN-dah

"What do you recommend?" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
O que você recomenda?What do you recommend?

Default.

O que você recomenda aqui?What do you recommend here?

Local focus.

Me recomenda algo?Can you recommend something?

Casual.

Qual o mais pedido?What's the most ordered?

Popularity ask.

How to use O que você recomenda? in real life

  1. 1First visit restaurant

    O que você recomenda para quem come pouco apimentado?

    What do you recommend for someone who eats little spicy food?

    Full phrase.

  2. 2Wine list

    O que você recomenda com peixe?

    What do you recommend with fish?

    Pairing.

  3. 3Bookstore

    O que você recomenda de ficção brasileira?

    What do you recommend in Brazilian fiction?

    Shop.

Mistakes English speakers make with O que você recomenda?

Incorrect: O que tu recomendas?

Correct: O que você recomenda?

Use você.

Incorrect: What do you recommend?

Correct: O que você recomenda?

Full Portuguese.

Good to know

Staff often answer o mais pedido or o prato da casa. Follow O que você recomenda? with a constraint—vegetariano, sem glúten—for better tips.

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  1. ChatPal

    O que você recomenda hoje?

    What do you recommend today?

  2. You

    Para mim também: o que você recomenda sem carne?

    For me too: what do you recommend without meat?

  3. ChatPal

    Ela indicou o empadão de palmito.

    She suggested the hearts-of-palm pie.

  4. You

    Perfeitodois, por favor.

    Perfect—two, please.

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"What do you recommend?" in other languages

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Common questions about "What do you recommend?" in Portuguese

Recommend to me?

Me recomenda…?

Most popular?

Qual o mais pedido?

Plural staff?

O que vocês recomendam?

I recommend…?

Eu recomendo…

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