How to Say ‘Indoors, please.’ in Portuguese
No interior, se faz favor.
noo een-teh-ree-OR seh fazh fah-VOR
[noo een-teh-ree-OR seh fazh fah-VOR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is a normal way for staff to direct you to an indoor table. In Portugal, [interior] here means the inside area of the restaurant, not anything like [the interior of the country].
Phrase Breakdown
No interior
noo een-teh-ree-OR
inside / indoors
Indicates the preferred location inside the restaurant.
No interior, se faz favor.
Inside, please.
Words in this phrase
No
[noo]
in the
A contraction of 'em' + 'o', meaning 'in the'.
Preferimos No interior, se faz favor. porque está mais calmo.
We prefer 'Inside, please.' because it is quieter.
interior
[een-teh-ree-OR]
inside / interior
Refers to the inside area of a place, such as the indoor part of a restaurant.
Hoje queremos ficar no interior, por isso dizemos No interior, se faz favor.
Today we want to stay inside, so we say 'Inside, please.'
Se faz favor
seh fazh fah-VOR
please
Very common polite expression in Portugal, often used when requesting something.
Uma mesa no interior, se faz favor.
A table inside, please.
Words in this phrase
se
[seh]
if
Means 'if'; in this polite formula it contributes to the meaning of 'please'.
A frase No interior, se faz favor. soa muito educada.
The phrase 'Inside, please.' sounds very polite.
faz
[fazh]
does / make(s)
From 'fazer'; here it appears in the polite set expression 'se faz favor'.
Quando pedimos mesa, podemos dizer No interior, se faz favor.
When we ask for a table, we can say 'Inside, please.'
favor
[fah-VOR]
favor
Literally 'favor'; in this phrase it conveys politeness, similar to 'please'.
Ela respondeu No interior, se faz favor. ao funcionário.
She replied 'Inside, please.' to the staff member.
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