How to Say ‘Do you want a short coffee?’ in Portuguese
Quer café curto?
kehr kah-FEH KOOR-too
[kehr kah-FEH KOOR-too]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is the kind of follow-up question you might hear after ordering [um café], since espresso length varies. In many places, just answering [curto] or [cheio] is enough.
Phrase Breakdown
Quer
[kehr]
do you want; you want
From the verb “querer”; used to ask what someone wants.
Quer café curto ou cheio?
Do you want a short coffee or a full one?
Café curto
kah-FEH KOOR-too
short coffee / espresso
In Portugal, café curto usually means a very short espresso with less liquid.
Para mim, um café curto, por favor.
For me, a short coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
café
[kah-FEH]
coffee; espresso
In Portugal, “café” usually means an espresso when ordering at a café.
Quer café curto com açúcar?
Do you want a short coffee with sugar?
curto
[KOOR-too]
short
When talking about coffee, it means a shorter, smaller espresso.
Normalmente tomo o café curto.
I normally drink my coffee short.
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