Ordering a coffee: The style of coffee, such as espresso, latte, cappuccino, Americano, mocha, etc.
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Key Phrases
Bom dia!
Good morning!
Eu quero
I want
Com açúcar ou sem?
With sugar or without?
Skills You'll Learn
Ordering coffee
Pedir café
Asking for recommendations
Pedir recomendações
Handling payment
Realizar pagamento
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're in a cozy café in Portugal one morning. You approach the counter and engage in a conversation with the barista about coffee preferences. The barista inquires whether you'd like a strong or mild coffee and you decide on a latte with a bit of sugar. The interaction concludes with you paying for the coffee and being assured that it will be ready soon.
Bom dia! O que deseja pedir?
Good morning! What would you like to order?
Bom dia! Eu quero um café. Qual você recomenda?
Good morning! I want a coffee. Which one do you recommend?
Para algo forte, recomendo um espresso. Para algo mais suave, talvez um latte?
For something strong, I recommend an espresso. For something milder, perhaps a latte?
Hmm, eu prefiro algo suave. Vou querer um latte, por favor.
Hmm, I prefer something mild. I'll have a latte, please.
Claro! Com açúcar ou sem?
Sure! With sugar or without?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bom
bohm
Good
Dia
DEE-yah
Day
Bom dia!
bohm DEE-yah
Good morning!
💬 In Portugal, the [o] in [bom] is very reduced, so [bom dia] sounds closer to (bohn DEE-ah) than a fully clear [bom]. The [om] is nasal too, like in [bom], [bom trabalho], [bom apetite].
See breakdown →O que
oo keh
What
Deseja
deh-ZEH-zhah
Do you want
💬 [Deseja?] literally means [Do you want?], but in shops and cafés it often works like a polite [What would you like?]. You'll hear the same pattern in [Deseja mais alguma coisa?] — [Would you like anything else?].
See breakdown →O que deseja?
oo keh deh-ZEH-zhah
What would you like?
🇵🇹 This is a normal staff-to-customer question in Portugal and sounds polite but standard, not stiff. You usually wouldn't say it as the customer; you'd answer it.
See breakdown →Pedir
pey-DEER
To order
Eu
EH-oo
I
💬 Portuguese often drops [eu] because the verb already shows who is doing it. So [Eu quero] and just [Quero] both mean [I want].
See breakdown →Quero
KEH-roh
Want
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