How to Say ‘What size would you like?’ in Portuguese
Que tamanho deseja?
keh tuh-MAH-nyoo duh-ZAY-zhuh
[keh tuh-MAH-nyoo duh-ZAY-zhuh]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is polite customer-service language, a bit more formal than what you'd usually say about yourself. Staff may ask you this, but as a customer you'd more often answer with something like [Queria um médio].
Phrase Breakdown
Que tamanho
keh tuh-MAH-nyoo
What size
Used to ask which size someone wants.
Que tamanho prefere?
What size do you prefer?
Words in this phrase
Que
[keh]
what
Introduces the question asking for a choice.
Que tamanho deseja?
What size would you like?
tamanho
[tuh-MAH-nyoo]
size
Refers to the drink size, such as small, medium, or large.
Que tamanho deseja?
What size would you like?
Deseja?
duh-ZAY-zhuh
Do you want? / Would you like?
Formal polite way to ask what the person wants.
Deseja mais alguma coisa?
Would you like anything else?
Words in this phrase
deseja
[duh-ZAY-zhuh]
would you like
A polite form used by staff when asking for your preference.
Que tamanho deseja?
What size would you like?
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