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How to Say ‘We can have a coffee’ in Portuguese

Podemos tomar um café

poh-DAY-moosh too-MAR oom kah-FEH

[poh-DAY-moosh too-MAR oom kah-FEH]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, suggesting tomar um café is one of the most natural ways to propose a brief follow-up meeting. It sounds lighter and less formal than proposing a full meeting.

Phrase Breakdown

Podemos

[poh-DAY-moosh]

we can

Used to make a friendly and practical suggestion.

Example

Podemos combinar uma hora amanhã.

We can arrange a time tomorrow.

Tomar um café

too-MAR oom kah-FEH

To have a coffee

A common expression meaning to drink coffee, often socially.

Example

Vamos tomar um café?

Shall we have a coffee?

Words in this phrase

tomar

[too-MAR]

to have / to take

In this context, it means to have, as in having a coffee together.

Example

Gostava de tomar um café consigo depois da conferência.

I would like to have a coffee with you after the conference.

[oom]

a / one

Indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.

Example

Um encontro curto já ajudava bastante.

A short meeting would already help a lot.

café

[kah-FEH]

coffee

Can refer both to the drink and to an informal professional catch-up.

Example

Um café seria ideal para continuarmos a conversa.

A coffee would be ideal for us to continue the conversation.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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