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How to Say ‘I'd like two Berlin doughnuts’ in Portuguese

Queria duas bolas de Berlim

kuh-REE-uh DOO-ahsh BOH-lash deh ber-LEEN

[kuh-REE-uh DOO-ahsh BOH-lash deh ber-LEEN]

💬 Usage Tip: Queria looks like a past form ("I wanted"), but it is the usual polite way to ask for something in a shop. It works for any order: Queria um café "I'd like a coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

Queria duas

kuh-REE-uh DOO-ahsh

I'd like two

'Queria' is the polite way to order. Sounds like 'kuh-REE-uh DOO-ush'.

Example

Queria duas águas.

I'd like two waters.

Words in this phrase

Queria

[kuh-REE-uh]

I would like

A polite way to introduce what you want to say.

Example

Na frase «Queria» agradecer, o tom fica mais suave e profissional.

In the phrase “I would like” to thank, the tone becomes softer and more professional.

duas

[DOO-ahsh]

two

Feminine form of the number 2, used with feminine nouns.

Example

Quero duas mesas.

I want two tables.

bolas de Berlim

BOH-lash deh ber-LEEN

Berlin balls (cream-filled doughnuts)

These are a popular Portuguese pastry. Sounds like 'BOH-lush duh behr-LEENG'.

Example

Na praia vendem bolas de Berlim.

They sell Berlin doughnuts on the beach.

Words in this phrase

bolas

[BOH-lash]

balls

Plural of 'bola' (ball); in 'bola de Berlim' it names the round cream-filled doughnut.

Example

As bolas de Berlim são muito doces.

Berliner doughnuts are very sweet.

[deh]

(no direct translation)

Preposition linking 'importar-se' to the following verb.

Example

Importa-se de esperar?

Do you mind waiting?

Berlim

[ber-LEEN]

Berlin

The German capital; used in the name of the Portuguese Berliner doughnut.

Example

Comi uma bola de Berlim na praia.

I ate a Berliner on the beach.

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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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