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How to Say ‘Then an abatanado, please.’ in Portuguese

Então um abatanado, se faz favor.

ehn-TAWNG oong ah-bah-tah-NAH-doo seh fahz fah-vor

[ehn-TAWNG oong ah-bah-tah-NAH-doo seh fahz fah-vor]

Phrase Breakdown

Então um abatanado,

ehn-TAWNG oong ah-bah-tah-NAH-doo

Then a long black coffee,

'Então' means 'so' or 'then'. Its ending 'ão' is nasal: 'ayn-TOWNG'.

Example

Então um chá, obrigado.

Then a tea, thank you.

Words in this phrase

Então

[ehn-TAWNG]

so / then

Used to conclude and confirm the arrangement.

Example

Então fica para sábado às oito. Parece-nos bem.

So it’s set for Saturday at eight. That sounds good to us.

um

[oong]

a

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

abatanado

[ah-bah-tah-NAH-doo]

abatanado (long black coffee)

Portuguese coffee: an espresso topped up with hot water, served in a larger cup.

Example

Um abatanado sem açúcar, por favor.

A long black without sugar, please.

se faz favor.

seh fahz fah-vor

please.

A very Portuguese way of saying please. Say 'suh fash fuh-VOR'.

Example

A conta, se faz favor.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

se

[seh]

(part of 'se faz favor')

Reflexive/impersonal particle in the polite phrase meaning 'please'.

Example

Um café, se faz favor.

A coffee, please.

faz

[fahz]

makes

Causes (something) to happen or be brought about.

Example

O filme me faz chorar.

The movie makes me cry.

favor

[fah-vor]

please

A polite expression used when making a request.

Example

A conta, por favor, já foi pedida.

The bill, please, has already been requested.

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