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How to Say ‘Would you mind putting them on the table?’ in Portuguese

Importa-se de os pôr na mesa?

eem-POR-tah-seh deh oosh por nuh MEH-zah

[eem-POR-tah-seh deh oosh por nuh MEH-zah]

💬 Usage Tip: os here means "them" and comes before pôr because de pulls it forward. Same pattern: Importa-se de o abrir? "Would you mind opening it?"

Phrase Breakdown

Importa-se

[eem-POR-tah-seh]

do you mind

Polite form of 'importar-se', used to ask a favour.

Example

Importa-se de fechar a janela?

Do you mind closing the window?

de os pôr na mesa?

deh oosh por nuh MEH-zah

putting them on the table?

'Os' means 'them' here. 'Pôr' means 'to put', and 'na' is 'em + a' (on the). 'De os' blends into 'dyush'.

Example

Pode pôr os pratos na mesa?

Can you put the plates on the table?

Words in this phrase

[deh]

(links 'importa-se' to a verb)

Preposition required after 'importar-se' before an infinitive.

Example

Importa-se de fechar a porta?

Would you mind closing the door?

[oosh]

them

A pronoun referring to a group of people or objects.

Example

Eu vi-os ontem.

I saw them yesterday.

pôr

[por]

to put

Verb meaning to place or add something, such as a candle or decoration.

Example

Também podemos pôr uma vela no bolo.

We can also put a candle on the cake.

[nuh]

in the / on the

Contraction of em + a, used before feminine singular nouns like semana.

Example

Na próxima reunião, posso apresentar a proposta.

At the next meeting, I can present the proposal.

mesa

[MEH-zah]

Table

The word used for a restaurant table in a reservation context.

Example

A Mesa está reservada para as nove.

The table is reserved for nine o'clock.

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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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