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How to Say ‘And do you happen to have oat milk?’ in Portuguese

E por acaso têm leite de aveia?

ee poor ah-KAH-zoo tayng LAY-che duh ah-VAY-ah

[ee poor ah-KAH-zoo tayng LAY-che duh ah-VAY-ah]

Phrase Breakdown

E por acaso

ee poor ah-KAH-zoo

And by any chance

'E' is like 'ee'. 'Por acaso' is 'poor uh-KAH-zoo', which softens a question politely.

Example

Por acaso sabe as horas?

Do you happen to know the time?

Words in this phrase

E

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

por

[poor]

by

Preposition; with 'acaso' it forms 'by chance'.

Example

Encontrei-a por acaso.

I met her by chance.

acaso

[ah-KAH-zoo]

chance

With 'por', 'por acaso' means 'by any chance'.

Example

Por acaso tem açúcar?

By any chance do you have sugar?

têm leite de aveia?

tayng LAY-che duh ah-VAY-ah

do you have oat milk?

Nasal 'têm', then 'LAY-tuh duh uh-VAY-uh', with rising intonation at the end.

Example

Têm leite de aveia hoje?

Do you have oat milk today?

Words in this phrase

têm

[tayng]

do you have / they have

Form of 'ter'; with this accent it can mean 'you (plural/formal) have' or 'they have'. In restaurant questions, it often means 'do you have?'.

Example

Têm estacionamento com valet no local?

Do you have on-site parking with valet?

leite

[LAY-che]

Milk

A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young.

Example

Eu gosto de leite com café.

I like milk with coffee.

de

[duh]

of

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

aveia

[ah-VAY-ah]

oat(s)

The cereal oats; 'leite de aveia' is oat milk.

Example

Gosto de papas de aveia.

I like oat porridge.

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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