How to Say ‘Short coffee’ in Portuguese
Café curto
kah-FEH KOOR-too
[kah-FEH KOOR-too]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In a Portuguese café, [curto] means a shorter, stronger espresso. It's a normal menu-style description, not a full sentence.
Phrase Breakdown
Café
[kah-FEH]
coffee; espresso
In Portugal, “café” usually means an espresso when ordering at a café.
Prefiro café curto de manhã.
I prefer a short espresso in the morning.
curto
[KOOR-too]
short
When talking about coffee, it means a shorter, smaller espresso.
Peço café curto, não cheio.
I ask for a short coffee, not a full one.
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