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How to Say ‘Do you have a preference for the table?’ in Portuguese

Tem alguma preferência quanto à mesa?

tayng ahl-GOO-muh preh-feh-REHN-syah KWAHN-too ah MAY-zah

[tayng ahl-GOO-muh preh-feh-REHN-syah KWAHN-too ah MAY-zah]

Phrase Breakdown

Tem alguma preferência

tayng ahl-GOO-muh preh-feh-REHN-syah

Do you have any preference

'Tem' is the polite 'you have' (você form). The 'em' in 'tem' is nasal, like 'taym' through the nose. Stress falls on 'rên' in 'preferência'.

Example

Tem alguma preferência de vinho?

Do you have any wine preference?

Words in this phrase

Tem

[tayng]

you have (formal)

Form of 'ter' (to have) used with 'você' or the polite third person to address a stranger.

Example

O senhor tem um carro bonito.

You have a nice car, sir.

alguma

[ahl-GOO-muh]

any / some

Feminine form of 'algum', used before feminine nouns; in questions it means 'any'.

Example

Tem alguma pergunta?

Do you have any question?

preferência

[preh-feh-REHN-syah]

preference

A feminine noun for something you like or choose over other options.

Example

A minha preferência é peixe.

My preference is fish.

quanto à mesa?

KWAHN-too ah MAY-zah

as to the table?

'Quanto a' means 'regarding'. Here 'a' joins with the article 'a' to make 'à', pronounced as an open 'ah'. 'Mesa' sounds like 'MAY-zuh'.

Example

Quanto à conta, pago eu.

As for the bill, I'll pay.

Words in this phrase

quanto

[KWAHN-too]

regarding / as for

In 'quanto a', it means 'concerning' or 'as for' a topic.

Example

Quanto ao preço, está ótimo.

As for the price, it's great.

[ah]

to the (feminine singular)

"à" = "a + a". Used before feminine places/destinations.

Example

Quero ir à estação e depois seguir para Lisboa.

I want to go to the station and then continue to Lisbon.

mesa

[MAY-zah]

table

Feminine noun for a table, here in a restaurant.

Example

Quero uma mesa na esplanada.

I want a table on the terrace.

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