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How to Say ‘Do you want to grab a coffee?’ in Portuguese

Queres tomar um café?

KEH-resh too-MAR oong kah-FEH

[KEH-resh too-MAR oong kah-FEH]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Inviting someone for a coffee is the classic low-pressure first date in Portugal. It's short and cheap, and easy to turn into a longer evening.

Phrase Breakdown

Queres tomar

KEH-resh too-MAR

Do you want to have

'Queres' is the informal 'do you want'. It sounds almost like one syllable, 'KEHRSH'.

Example

Queres tomar um chá?

Do you want to have a tea?

Words in this phrase

Queres

[KEH-resh]

do you want

Present tense (tu form) of 'querer', to want; used informally to suggest things.

Example

Queres um café?

Do you want a coffee?

tomar

[too-MAR]

to have / to take

Verb often used in expressions like tomar um café, meaning to have a coffee.

Example

Podemos tomar um café na próxima semana.

We can have a coffee next week.

um café?

oong kah-FEH

a coffee?

'Um' is nasal, like 'oon'. Stress the end of 'café': 'ka-FEH'.

Example

Queria um café, por favor.

I'd like a coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

[oong]

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

café

[kah-FEH]

coffee

Literally coffee; in networking contexts, it often means an informal meeting.

Example

Aceitava um café para falarmos melhor.

I would accept a coffee to talk more properly.

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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