How to Say ‘Can we bring a small cake?’ in Portuguese
Podemos levar um bolo pequeno?
poh-DEH-moosh luh-VAR oom BOH-loo puh-KEH-noo
[poh-DEH-moosh luh-VAR oom BOH-loo puh-KEH-noo]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Bringing your own cake can be fine, but many places prefer you ask in advance exactly like this. Some may charge a small cake-cutting fee or have rules about outside food.
Phrase Breakdown
Podemos levar
poh-DEH-moosh luh-VAR
can we bring / take
Asking for permission or possibility to bring something.
Podemos levar vinho?
Can we bring wine?
Words in this phrase
Podemos
[poh-DEH-moosh]
can we
Used to politely ask for permission.
Podemos levar um bolo pequeno? É para um aniversário.
Can we bring a small cake? It's for a birthday.
levar
[luh-VAR]
bring
To take something along to the restaurant.
Podemos levar um bolo pequeno? Já vem decorado.
Can we bring a small cake? It already comes decorated.
Um bolo pequeno
oom BOH-loo puh-KEH-noo
a small cake
A diminutive description of a cake, often for a small celebration.
Comprámos um bolo pequeno.
We bought a small cake.
Words in this phrase
um
[oom]
a
An indefinite article before a masculine singular noun.
Podemos levar um bolo pequeno? Não precisamos de mais nada.
Can we bring a small cake? We don't need anything else.
bolo
[BOH-loo]
cake
A sweet dessert, often for celebrations.
Podemos levar um bolo pequeno? É para celebrar o aniversário da minha irmã.
Can we bring a small cake? It's to celebrate my sister's birthday.
pequeno
[puh-KEH-noo]
small
Describes something not large in size.
Podemos levar um bolo pequeno? O grupo é pequeno também.
Can we bring a small cake? The group is small too.
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