Ordering a coffee Part 2: Options such as type of milk, depending on dietary preferences or allergies.

🇵🇹 [Olá] is fine in cafés, but many people skip a full greeting and go straight to the order after a quick [bom dia] or [boa tarde].

💬 [Gostaria] is a softer, more polite way to ask for something than a plain [quero]. You can reuse it with other things: [Gostaria de um café] or [Gostaria de um bolo].

💬 In European Portuguese, [eu] is often dropped because the verb already shows who means "I". So [Gostaria] by itself can already mean "I would like."

💬 The final [é] is clearly stressed in [café], unlike many unstressed vowels in Portuguese that get reduced. The accent mark shows you where the stress goes: (ka-FEH).

🇵🇹 [Por favor] is polite, but in a busy café people often sound perfectly normal with just the item and a friendly tone. Adding it is never wrong, though.

🇵🇹 In Portugal, [você] can sound more direct than learners expect and is often avoided in everyday service situations. People commonly just say the verb: [Prefere leite normal?]