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How to Say ‘Two imperiais, please.’ in Portuguese

Duas imperiais, por favor.

doo-ash een-peh-ree-AYSH pohr fa-VOHR

[doo-ash een-peh-ree-AYSH pohr fa-VOHR]

Phrase Breakdown

Duas imperiais,

doo-ash een-peh-ree-AYSH

Two small draught beers,

An 'imperial' is a small draught beer, the Lisbon term. The final 's' sounds like 'sh': 'DU-ash im-pe-ri-AISH'.

Example

Quero duas imperiais.

I want two small beers.

Words in this phrase

Duas

[doo-ash]

Two

The feminine form of the number two, used with feminine nouns like crianças.

Example

Temos Duas na reserva infantil.

We have two on the children's reservation.

imperiais

[een-peh-ree-AYSH]

draught beers

Plural of 'imperial'.

Example

Mais duas imperiais!

Two more beers!

por favor.

pohr fa-VOHR

please.

This is the standard 'please'. The 'r' at the end of 'favor' is a light tap.

Example

Um café, por favor.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

Please

A polite expression for requesting something.

Example

Por favor, pode vir comigo?

Please, can you come with me?

favor

[fa-VOHR]

please

Used to request something politely.

Example

Por favor, pode vir comigo?

Please, can you come with me?

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