Ordering a coffee (Advanced): Choice of bean which can vary by origin, roast type, or blend.
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Key Phrases
Queria um café, por favor.
I'd like a coffee, please.
Que opções tem hoje?
What options do you have today?
Então fico com o do Brasil.
Then I'll go with the Brazilian one.
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering a coffee politely in a café.
Pedir um café de forma educada num café.
Asking about available coffee bean options.
Perguntar quais são as opções de grão disponíveis.
Comparing flavors and choosing between different roasts or origins.
Comparar sabores e escolher entre diferentes torras ou origens.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re in a café in Portugal, ordering a coffee and asking about the different beans to choose the one you like best.
Bom dia. Queria um café, por favor.
Good morning. I’d like a coffee, please.
Bom dia! Claro. Prefere que grão?
Good morning! Of course. Which beans do you prefer?
Que opções tem hoje?
What options do you have today?
Temos grão do Brasil, da Etiópia e um lote da casa.
We have beans from Brazil, Ethiopia, and a house blend.
Qual é mais suave?
Which one is milder?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bom dia.
bohm DEE-ah
Good morning.
🇵🇹 [Bom dia] is the normal greeting in Portugal when you walk into a café in the morning. Saying it before ordering sounds natural and polite.
See breakdown →Queria um café.
kuh-REE-ah oong kah-FEH
I would like a coffee.
💬 [Queria] literally looks like "I wanted," but in cafés and shops it softens the request: [Queria um café]. You can reuse the same pattern with other things, like [Queria um galão].
See breakdown →Por favor.
poor fah-VOR
Please.
Queria um café, por favor.
kuh-REE-ah oong kah-FEH poor fah-VOR
I'd like a coffee, please.
💬 [Queria] literally looks like "I wanted," but in cafés and shops it softens the request: [Queria um café]. You can reuse the same pattern with other things, like [Queria um galão].
See breakdown →Claro.
KLAH-roo
Of course.
Prefere...
preh-FEH-ruh
Do you prefer...?
💬 With [você]/[o senhor]/[a senhora], Portuguese often drops the subject and just uses the verb: [Prefere...?] = "Do you prefer...?" The same happens in [Quer...?] or [Tem...?].
See breakdown →Que grão?
keh growng
Which coffee bean?
Prefere que grão?
preh-FEH-ruh keh growng
Which beans do you prefer?
💬 With [você]/[o senhor]/[a senhora], Portuguese often drops the subject and just uses the verb: [Prefere...?] = "Do you prefer...?" The same happens in [Quer...?] or [Tem...?].
See breakdown →Que opções tem hoje?
keh ohp-SOHYNSH tayng OH-zhuh
What options do you have today?
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