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How to Say ‘Anything to eat’ in Portuguese

Alguma coisa para comer

ahl-goo-mah koh-ee-zah pah-rah koh-mehr

[ahl-goo-mah koh-ee-zah pah-rah koh-mehr]

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Phrase Breakdown

Alguma coisa

ahl-goo-mah koh-ee-zah

Words in this phrase

Alguma

[ahl-goo-mah]

Something

An unspecified object or thing.

Example

Gostaria de alguma coisa para comer, por favor.

I would like something to eat, please.

coisa

[koh-ee-zah]

Thing

An object or item.

Example

Gostaria de alguma coisa para comer, por favor.

I would like something to eat, please.

Para comer

pah-rah koh-mehr

Words in this phrase

para

[pah-rah]

To

Indicates a direction or purpose.

Example

Gostaria de alguma coisa para comer, por favor.

I would like something to eat, please.

comer

[koh-mehr]

Eat

To consume food.

Example

Gostaria de alguma coisa para comer, por favor.

I would like something to eat, please.

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