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How to Say ‘Then I want four filhoses, please.’ in Portuguese

Então quero quatro filhoses, por favor.

en-TOWN KEH-roo KWAH-troo fee-LYOH-zesh poor fah-VOR

[en-TOWN KEH-roo KWAH-troo fee-LYOH-zesh poor fah-VOR]

Phrase Breakdown

Então quero

en-TOWN KEH-roo

Then I want

'Então' (so/then) is a common way to start a decision. It sounds like 'een-TOWNG', with a nasal ending. 'Quero' sounds like 'KEH-roo'.

Example

Então quero um galão.

Then I want a milky coffee.

Words in this phrase

Então

[en-TOWN]

so / then

Used to draw a conclusion or decision.

Example

Então vamos de comboio.

So let's go by train.

quero

[KEH-roo]

I want

First-person present of 'querer', to want.

Example

Quero um café.

I want a coffee.

quatro filhoses,

KWAH-troo fee-LYOH-zesh

four filhoses,

'Quatro' sounds like 'KWAH-troo'. 'Filhoses' sounds like 'fee-LYOH-zesh', with 'lh' like the 'lli' in 'million'.

Example

Comprei quatro filhoses.

I bought four filhoses.

Words in this phrase

quatro

[KWAH-troo]

four

The number 4.

Example

Somos quatro amigos.

We are four friends.

filhoses

[fee-LYOH-zesh]

filhoses (fried dough pastries)

Traditional fried sweet dough pastries, typical at Carnival.

Example

Os filhoses têm canela.

The filhoses have cinnamon.

por favor.

poor fah-VOR

please.

This is the standard polite 'please'. It sounds like 'poor fa-VOR', with stress on the last syllable.

Example

Uma água, por favor.

A water, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[poor]

(part of 'por favor')

Preposition used here in the fixed phrase 'por favor', meaning please.

Example

Um galão, por favor.

A milky coffee, please.

favor

[fah-VOR]

please (part of 'por favor')

Literally 'favour'; with 'por' it means 'please'.

Example

Ajude-me, por favor.

Help me, please.

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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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