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How to Say ‘O Pátio Restaurant, good afternoon.’ in Portuguese

Restaurante O Pátio, boa tarde.

hesh-tow-RAHN-tuh oo PAH-tyoo BOH-ah TAHR-dsh

[hesh-tow-RAHN-tuh oo PAH-tyoo BOH-ah TAHR-dsh]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is how Portuguese restaurants typically answer the phone: name first, then the greeting. Reply with your own boa tarde before asking for anything.

Phrase Breakdown

Restaurante O Pátio,

hesh-tow-RAHN-tuh oo PAH-tyoo

The Patio Restaurant,

This is how staff answer the phone, starting with the restaurant's name. 'Pátio' is stressed on 'PA'.

Example

Restaurante O Pátio, em que posso ajudar?

The Patio Restaurant, how can I help?

Words in this phrase

Restaurante

[hesh-tow-RAHN-tuh]

restaurant

The place where meals are served.

Example

Do restaurante até ao parque são só dois minutos, e o restaurante fecha à meia-noite.

From the restaurant to the car park it is only two minutes, and the restaurant closes at midnight.

[oo]

the (masculine singular)

Article used before a masculine singular noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

O bilhete é mais barato se comprares com antecedência.

The ticket is cheaper if you buy in advance.

Pátio

[PAH-tyoo]

patio / courtyard

An open paved area or inner courtyard; here part of a restaurant's name.

Example

Jantámos no pátio.

We had dinner on the patio.

boa tarde.

BOH-ah TAHR-dsh

good afternoon.

A greeting used from lunchtime until dark. Say 'BO-a TAR-d', with the final 'e' nearly silent.

Example

Boa tarde, tudo bem?

Good afternoon, how are you?

Words in this phrase

boa

[BOH-ah]

good

Feminine singular form of 'good'; used in greetings like 'Boa tarde'.

Example

Boa é a palavra usada em Boa tarde.

'Boa' is the word used in 'Good afternoon.'

tarde

[TAHR-dsh]

afternoon

Means the afternoon; often used in the greeting 'Boa tarde'.

Example

Tarde aparece na expressão Boa tarde.

'Afternoon' appears in the expression 'Good afternoon.'

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