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How to Say ‘The water and the coffees’ in Portuguese

A água e os cafés

ah AH-gwah ee oosh kuh-FESH

[ah AH-gwah ee oosh kuh-FESH]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Water, coffee and the bread and starters placed on the table are commonly charged separately in Portugal. If you don't want the starters, you can send them back.

Phrase Breakdown

A água

ah AH-gwah

The water

The two 'a' sounds merge, so 'a água' sounds like 'ÁGUA' with a long 'á'.

Example

A água está fresca.

The water is cold.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

água

[AH-gwah]

water

Water; in restaurants you may be asked 'com gás' (sparkling) or 'sem gás' (still).

Example

Uma garrafa de água, por favor.

A bottle of water, please.

e os cafés

ee oosh kuh-FESH

and the coffees

'E os' blends into 'iuʃ'. 'Cafés' is stressed on 'FÉS' and ends in a 'sh' sound. In Portugal 'um café' is an espresso.

Example

Traga a conta e os cafés, por favor.

Bring the bill and the coffees, please.

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

[oosh]

the

Masculine plural definite article, used before masculine plural nouns.

Example

Os gestores falaram sobre os valores da empresa.

The managers talked about the company's values.

cafés

[kuh-FESH]

coffees

Plural of 'café'; in Portugal usually espressos.

Example

Queremos três cafés, por favor.

We want three coffees, please.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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