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

Queres tomar um café esta semana?

KEH-resh too-MAR oong kah-FEH ESH-tuh suh-MAH-nuh

[KEH-resh too-MAR oong kah-FEH ESH-tuh suh-MAH-nuh]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese "takes" a coffee: tomar um café. Same verb for other drinks, as in tomar um copo "grab a drink".

🇵🇹 In Portugal: A coffee is the classic low-pressure first meet in Portugal: short, cheap, and easy to extend or end. The tu form queres is normal between peers on apps.

Phrase Breakdown

Queres tomar um café

KEH-resh too-MAR oong kah-FEH

Do you want to have a coffee

This is a friendly informal invitation. 'Queres' sounds like 'KEHRSH'.

Example

Queres tomar um café comigo?

Do you want to have a coffee with me?

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.

[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.

esta semana?

ESH-tuh suh-MAH-nuh

this week?

'Esta' (this) agrees with the feminine noun 'semana'. Say 'ESH-ta s'MAH-na'.

Example

Estou ocupado esta semana.

I'm busy this week.

Words in this phrase

esta

[ESH-tuh]

this

Demonstrative used with feminine singular nouns to point to something close or current.

Example

Esta oportunidade parece muito interessante.

This opportunity seems very interesting.

semana

[suh-MAH-nuh]

week

Common noun meaning week; useful for scheduling follow-ups.

Example

A semana que vem estou mais disponível.

Next week I am more available.

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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