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How to Say ‘Do you want to go for a drink?’ in Portuguese

Queres ir beber um copo?

KEH-resh eer beh-BEHR oong KOH-poo

[KEH-resh eer beh-BEHR oong KOH-poo]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: The standard casual way to suggest after-work drinks to a colleague you're on tu terms with. It doesn't imply heavy drinking; a coffee or a soft drink at the bar counts too.

Phrase Breakdown

Queres ir

KEH-resh eer

Do you want to go

'Queres' is the informal 'tu' form of 'querer' (to want). The final 's' sounds like 'sh' and blends into 'ir': 'KEH-rezh eer'.

Example

Queres ir ao cinema?

Do you want to go to the cinema?

Words in this phrase

Queres

[KEH-resh]

do you want

Present tense (tu form) of 'querer', to want; used informally to suggest things.

Example

Queres um café?

Do you want a coffee?

[eer]

To move or travel to a place.

Example

Eu quero ir à praia.

I want to go to the beach.

beber um copo?

beh-BEHR oong KOH-poo

for a drink?

This is the fixed expression for 'having a drink'. Raise your voice at the end to make it a question.

Example

Vamos beber um copo depois?

Shall we have a drink afterwards?

Words in this phrase

beber

[beh-BEHR]

to drink

Infinitive verb meaning to drink.

Example

Vamos beber uma cerveja.

Let's drink a beer.

[oong]

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

copo

[KOH-poo]

glass

A drinking glass or a glassful.

Example

Um copo de água, por favor.

A glass of water, please.

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