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How to Say ‘A beer, please.’ in Portuguese

Uma cerveja, por favor.

OO-ma ser-VAY-zhah poor fah-VOR

[OO-ma ser-VAY-zhah poor fah-VOR]

Phrase Breakdown

Uma

[OO-ma]

a / one

Feminine singular indefinite article meaning a or one.

Example

Queria Uma cerveja, por favor.

I would like a beer, please.

cerveja

[ser-VAY-zhah]

beer

Beer; a very useful word when ordering drinks.

Example

Vou pedir Uma cerveja, por favor.

I’m going to ask for a beer, please.

por

[poor]

for

Part of por favor, the standard polite expression.

Example

Uma cerveja, por favor, bem fresca.

A beer, please, nice and cold.

favor

[fah-VOR]

favor / kindness

Used in por favor to soften a request politely.

Example

Uma cerveja, por favor, obrigado.

A beer, please, thank you.

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