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How to Say ‘I brought food from home.’ in Portuguese

Trouxe comida de casa.

TROH-seh koo-MEE-dah dee KAH-zah

[TROH-seh koo-MEE-dah dee KAH-zah]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Plenty of people in Portugal bring lunch in a marmita "lunch box" and heat it in the office microwave. Mentioning it is a normal way to turn down an invite.

Phrase Breakdown

Trouxe comida

TROH-seh koo-MEE-dah

I brought food

'Trouxe' is the irregular past tense of 'trazer'. The x sounds like 's': 'TROH-s(ə)'. 'Comida' is 'ku-MEE-da'.

Example

Trouxe comida para todos.

I brought food for everyone.

Words in this phrase

Trouxe

[TROH-seh]

I brought

Past tense of 'trazer' (to bring), first person singular.

Example

Trouxe flores para o jantar.

I brought flowers for dinner.

comida

[koo-MEE-dah]

food

Feminine noun for what you eat.

Example

A comida portuguesa é deliciosa.

Portuguese food is delicious.

de casa.

dee KAH-zah

from home.

'De casa' means 'from home', with no article. 'De' is reduced to 'd(ə)': 'd'KA-za'.

Example

Trabalho de casa.

I work from home.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

from

Indicates a point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.

Example

Ele veio de longe.

He came from afar.

casa

[KAH-zah]

home

House or home; 'de casa' means from home.

Example

Hoje fico em casa.

Today I'm staying home.

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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