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How to Say ‘Half a glass, please.’ in Portuguese

Meio copo, se faz favor.

MAY-oo KOH-poo seh fash fa-VOR

[MAY-oo KOH-poo seh fash fa-VOR]

Phrase Breakdown

Meio copo,

MAY-oo KOH-poo

Half a glass,

'Meio' means half and sounds like 'MAY-oo'.

Example

Bebo meio copo de água.

I drink half a glass of water.

Words in this phrase

Meio

[MAY-oo]

half

Adjective meaning half; becomes 'meia' before feminine nouns.

Example

Comi meio bolo.

I ate half a cake.

copo

[KOH-poo]

glass

A drinking glass or a glassful.

Example

Um copo de água, por favor.

A glass of water, please.

se faz favor.

seh fash fa-VOR

please.

This is a very European Portuguese way of saying 'please'. It sounds like 'sfash fuh-VOR'.

Example

Um café, se faz favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

(part of 'se faz favor')

Reflexive/impersonal particle in the polite phrase meaning 'please'.

Example

Um café, se faz favor.

A coffee, please.

faz

[fash]

(part of 'se faz favor')

Form of 'fazer'; in 'se faz favor' it forms 'please'.

Example

Pão, se faz favor.

Bread, please.

favor

[fa-VOR]

please (part of 'se faz favor')

Literally 'favour'; ends the polite phrase.

Example

A conta, se faz favor.

The bill, please.

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