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How to Say ‘Do you want to share a starter?’ in Portuguese

Queres partilhar uma entrada?

KEH-resh pur-tee-LYAR OO-muh en-TRAH-duh

[KEH-resh pur-tee-LYAR OO-muh en-TRAH-duh]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Sharing a starter is very common in Portugal. Suggesting it is a warm, low-pressure move on a date.

Phrase Breakdown

Queres partilhar

KEH-resh pur-tee-LYAR

Do you want to share

'Queres' is the informal 'you want'. Say 'KEH-rush puhr-tee-LYAHR'.

Example

Queres partilhar a pizza?

Do you want to share the pizza?

Words in this phrase

Queres

[KEH-resh]

do you want

Present tense (tu form) of 'querer', to want; used informally to suggest things.

Example

Queres um café?

Do you want a coffee?

partilhar

[pur-tee-LYAR]

to share

Verb meaning to split or divide something with others.

Example

Podemos partilhar a sobremesa.

We can share the dessert.

uma entrada?

OO-muh en-TRAH-duh

a starter?

'Entrada' means 'starter' or 'appetizer'. Say 'OO-muh ayn-TRAH-duh', with a nasal 'en'.

Example

Vamos pedir uma entrada.

Let's order a starter.

Words in this phrase

uma

[OO-muh]

Feminine singular indefinite article before 'família'.

Example

Uma empresa pode ter uma cultura muito acolhedora.

A company can have a very welcoming culture.

entrada

[en-TRAH-duh]

starter

A small dish eaten before the main course; also means 'entrance'.

Example

Pedimos uma entrada de queijo.

We ordered a cheese starter.

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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