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How to Say ‘We have a galão or a meia de leite.’ in Portuguese

Temos galão ou meia de leite.

TEH-moosh gah-LOWN oh MAY-uh duh LAY-che

[TEH-moosh gah-LOWN oh MAY-uh duh LAY-che]

Phrase Breakdown

Temos galão

TEH-moosh gah-LOWN

We have galão

A 'galão' is milky coffee served in a tall glass. The 'ão' is nasal: 'guh-LOWNG'.

Example

Temos galão e torradas.

We have galão and toast.

Words in this phrase

Temos

[TEH-moosh]

we have

First person plural of 'ter', used to say availability exists.

Example

Após verificar, disseram Temos uma mesa livre.

After checking, they said We have a free table.

galão

[gah-LOWN]

milky coffee (in a tall glass)

Typical Portuguese drink: espresso with lots of foamed milk, served in a glass.

Example

Um galão e uma torrada, por favor.

A galão and a toast, please.

ou meia de leite.

oh MAY-uh duh LAY-che

or coffee with milk.

'Ou' means 'or', sounding like 'oh'. Say the rest as one unit.

Example

Café ou meia de leite?

Espresso or coffee with milk?

Words in this phrase

ou

[oh]

or

Used to present an alternative in a question or comparison.

Example

No networking, posso perguntar se o ambiente é formal ou descontraído.

In networking, I can ask whether the atmosphere is formal or relaxed.

meia

[MAY-uh]

half

Feminine form of 'meio'; used for 'half past' when telling the time.

Example

É uma e meia.

It's half past one.

de

[duh]

of

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

leite

[LAY-che]

Milk

A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young.

Example

Eu gosto de leite com café.

I like milk with coffee.

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