Ordering a coffee: Choice of bean which can vary by origin, roast type, or blend.
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Key Phrases
O que você gostaria de pedir?
What would you like to order?
Qual é a diferença entre eles?
What is the difference between them?
Vai querer algo para comer também?
Would you like anything to eat as well?
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering food and drinks in Portuguese
Fazer pedidos de comida e bebida em português
Asking questions about preferences and recommendations
Fazer perguntas sobre preferências e recomendações
Understanding different coffee roast levels
Compreender diferentes níveis de torra de café
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a Portuguese café, engaging in a friendly conversation with a barista about ordering coffee. You explore different coffee bean options from various regions and discuss roasting preferences to find the perfect cup that satisfies your taste buds.
Bom dia! O que você gostaria de pedir?
Good morning! What would you like to order?
Bom dia! Eu gostaria de um café, por favor. Quais tipos de grão vocês têm?
Good morning! I would like a coffee, please. What types of beans do you have?
Temos grãos de origem da Colômbia, Brasil e Etiópia. Qual você prefere?
We have beans from Colombia, Brazil, and Ethiopia. Which do you prefer?
Qual é a diferença entre eles?
What is the difference between them?
O café da Colômbia é suave, o do Brasil tem um toque mais chocolateado e o da Etiópia é mais frutado.
Colombian coffee is smooth, Brazilian has a more chocolaty touch, and Ethiopian is more fruity.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bom
Bohm
Good
Dia
Dee-ah
Morning
Bom dia!
Bohm Dee-ah
Good morning!
🇵🇹 [Bom dia] is the standard polite greeting in Portugal for most of the morning, including in cafés and shops. It's more natural than jumping straight into your order.
See breakdown →O que
oh kay
What
Você
Voh-seh
You
🇵🇹 In Portugal, [você] can sound a bit blunt in some situations, even though it's common in Brazilian Portuguese. In cafés, people often just use the verb with no spoken [você]: [O que gostaria de pedir?]
See breakdown →Gostaria de
goh-stah-REE-ah dee
Would like to
💬 [Gostaria de] is a very useful polite pattern for asking for something. You can swap the noun after it: [gostaria de um café] or [gostaria de um descafeinado].
See breakdown →Pedir?
Peh-jeer
Order?
O que você gostaria de pedir?
O Kee Voh-seh Gohs-tah-ree-ah Dee Peh-jeer
What would you like to order?
🇵🇹 This is polite and service-style, but in Portugal staff will often drop [você] and say simply [O que gostaria de pedir?]. That usually sounds smoother than saying [você] out loud.
See breakdown →Eu
Eh-oo
I
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