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How to Say ‘A dessert with a candle’ in Portuguese

Uma sobremesa com uma vela

OO-muh soh-breh-MEH-zah kohng OO-muh VEH-lah

[OO-muh soh-breh-MEH-zah kohng OO-muh VEH-lah]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Asking ahead for a candle in the dessert is a normal request in Portuguese restaurants. Staff often bring it out singing parabéns a você "happy birthday to you".

Phrase Breakdown

Uma sobremesa

OO-muh soh-breh-MEH-zah

A dessert

'Sobremesa' means 'over the table'. Say 'soo-br'-MAY-zuh'.

Example

Quero uma sobremesa.

I want a dessert.

Words in this phrase

Uma

[OO-muh]

Feminine singular indefinite article before 'família'.

Example

Uma empresa pode ter uma cultura muito acolhedora.

A company can have a very welcoming culture.

sobremesa

[soh-breh-MEH-zah]

dessert

Sweet course at the end of a meal.

Example

Qual é a sobremesa do dia?

What is the dessert of the day?

com uma vela

kohng OO-muh VEH-lah

with a candle

Link 'com' and 'uma' smoothly: 'kõ-OO-muh VE-luh'.

Example

Um jantar com uma vela.

A dinner with a candle.

Words in this phrase

com

[kohng]

with

Preposition used to connect an idea to a quality, person, or thing.

Example

Com experiência internacional, o candidato destaca-se mais.

With international experience, the candidate stands out more.

uma

[OO-muh]

Feminine singular indefinite article before 'família'.

Example

Uma empresa pode ter uma cultura muito acolhedora.

A company can have a very welcoming culture.

vela

[VEH-lah]

candle

Wax stick that is lit, e.g. on a birthday cake.

Example

Ele apagou a vela do bolo.

He blew out the candle on the cake.

Guides for Portuguese learners

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