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How to Say ‘Here's your coffee.’ in Portuguese

Aqui tens o teu café.

ah-KEE taysh oo TEH-oo kah-FEH

[ah-KEE taysh oo TEH-oo kah-FEH]

💬 Usage Tip: aqui tens literally means "here you have". It's the standard way to hand something over. With someone you'd address formally, it becomes aqui tem.

Phrase Breakdown

Aqui tens

ah-KEE taysh

Here you have

This is a common way to hand something over: 'here you go'. 'Tens' is nasal with a final 'sh': 'TAYNGSH'.

Example

Aqui tens a chave.

Here's the key.

Words in this phrase

Aqui

[ah-KEE]

here

Refers to this place or this context nearby.

Example

Aqui, no evento, há muitas oportunidades de networking.

Here, at the event, there are many networking opportunities.

tens

[taysh]

you have

Second-person singular of 'ter', often used with a past participle to talk about recent ongoing experience.

Example

Tens feito exercício ultimamente?

Have you been exercising lately?

o teu café.

oo TEH-oo kah-FEH

your coffee.

'O teu' = 'your' (informal), with the article as is usual in Portugal. 'Teu' sounds like 'tay-oo'.

Example

Gosto do teu café.

I like your coffee.

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

teu

[TEH-oo]

your

Informal possessive for masculine singular nouns.

Example

O teu sorriso é bonito.

Your smile is pretty.

café

[kah-FEH]

coffee

Literally coffee; in networking contexts, it often means an informal meeting.

Example

Aceitava um café para falarmos melhor.

I would accept a coffee to talk more properly.

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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