How to Say ‘For four people, please.’ in Portuguese
Para quatro pessoas, por favor.
PAH-rah KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ash poor fah-VOR
[PAH-rah KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ash poor fah-VOR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, [por favor] is common and natural with staff, but you do not need to add it to every single sentence. Using it once in the request is usually enough to sound polite.
Phrase Breakdown
Para quatro pessoas,
PAH-rah KWAH-troo peh-SOH-ash
For four people,
This says the number of people for the reservation.
Somos para quatro pessoas.
We are four people.
Words in this phrase
Para
[PAH-rah]
for
Used to specify the size of the reservation.
Para quatro pessoas, por favor. é uma resposta natural à pergunta do empregado.
'For four people, please.' is a natural answer to the server's question.
quatro
[KWAH-troo]
four
The number used to indicate the reservation is for four diners.
Para quatro pessoas, por favor. pode ser às oito.
For four people, please. It can be at eight o'clock.
pessoas
[peh-SOH-ash]
people
Guests or diners included in the booking.
Para quatro pessoas, por favor. fica registado no sistema.
For four people, please. It is recorded in the system.
Por favor.
poor fah-VOR
Please.
A polite expression used when making a request.
Uma mesa, por favor.
A table, please.
Words in this phrase
por
[poor]
please
Part of the polite phrase 'por favor'.
Para quatro pessoas, por favor. é uma forma educada de responder.
'For four people, please.' is a polite way to answer.
favor
[fah-VOR]
favor
Completes the polite expression 'por favor', meaning 'please'.
Para quatro pessoas, por favor. mostra boa educação.
'For four people, please.' shows good manners.
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