How to Say ‘A little cinnamon, please.’ in Portuguese
Um pouco de canela, por favor.
oong POH-koo duh kuh-NEL-uh poor fuh-VOR
[oong POH-koo duh kuh-NEL-uh poor fuh-VOR]
Phrase Breakdown
Um pouco de canela
oong POH-koo duh kuh-NEL-uh
A little cinnamon
A small amount of cinnamon is requested.
Quero um pouco de canela.
I want a little cinnamon.
Words in this phrase
Um
[oong]
a; one
Part of um pouco, a common expression for a small quantity.
Um pouco de espuma é suficiente.
A little foam is enough.
pouco
[POH-koo]
little; a bit
Shows that you want only a small amount.
Quero pouco açúcar e um pouco de canela.
I want little sugar and a bit of cinnamon.
de
[duh]
of
Used after quantity expressions like um pouco de.
Um copo de água e um pouco de leite.
A glass of water and a little milk.
canela
[kuh-NEL-uh]
cinnamon
A topping often requested in coffee orders.
Peço canela no cappuccino sempre.
I always ask for cinnamon in cappuccino.
Por favor
poor fuh-VOR
Please
Polite expression used in requests.
Um pouco de canela, por favor.
A little cinnamon, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[poor]
for; by
Part of por favor, the standard polite expression for please.
Digo por antes de favor na expressão por favor.
I say por before favor in the expression por favor.
favor
[fuh-VOR]
favor
Used with por to make the polite phrase por favor.
A palavra favor aparece em por favor.
The word favor appears in please.
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