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How to Say ‘Did you enjoy dinner?’ in Portuguese

Gostaste do jantar?

goosh-TASH-teh doo zhan-TAR

[goosh-TASH-teh doo zhan-TAR]

💬 Usage Tip: gostar always needs de after it, and de + o merges into do. With a feminine word you get da: Gostaste da sobremesa? "Did you enjoy the dessert?"

Phrase Breakdown

Gostaste

[goosh-TASH-teh]

did you like it

Past tense of 'gostar' (to like) for 'tu', informal you.

Example

Gostaste do jantar?

Did you like the dinner?

[doo]

of the

Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; 'precisar de' means to need.

Example

Gosto do metro.

I like the metro.

jantar

[zhan-TAR]

dinner

Noun for the evening meal; also a verb meaning 'to have dinner'.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

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