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.
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.
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.
Gostava de tomar um café consigo depois da conferência.
I would like to have a coffee with you after the conference.
um
[oom]
a / one
Indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.
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.
Um café seria ideal para continuarmos a conversa.
A coffee would be ideal for us to continue the conversation.
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