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How to Say ‘A glass of red wine, please.’ in Portuguese

Um copo de vinho tinto, por favor.

oong KOH-poo duh VEE-nyoo TEEN-too pohr fuh-VOR

[oong KOH-poo duh VEE-nyoo TEEN-too pohr fuh-VOR]

💬 Usage Tip: de links the container to what's in it, with no "the" needed: um copo de água, uma garrafa de vinho "a bottle of wine".

Phrase Breakdown

Um copo

oong KOH-poo

A glass

'Um' is nasal, like 'oong' without the final 'g'. In 'copo' the first 'o' is open and the final 'o' sounds like 'oo': 'KO-poo'.

Example

Um copo de água.

A glass of water.

Words in this phrase

Um

[oong]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Um funcionário pode ajudar com o carro.

An employee can help with the car.

copo

[KOH-poo]

glass

A drinking glass or a glassful.

Example

Um copo de água, por favor.

A glass of water, please.

de vinho tinto,

duh VEE-nyoo TEEN-too

of red wine,

'Tinto' is the word for red wine. 'Vermelho' is not used for wine. 'Vinho' sounds like 'VEE-nyoo', and 'tinto' has a nasal 'i': 'TEEN-too'. The 'de' is very short, almost 'd'.

Example

Prefiro vinho tinto.

I prefer red wine.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

vinho

[VEE-nyoo]

wine

Masculine noun; Portugal is famous for its wines.

Example

Este vinho é da casa.

This wine is the house wine.

tinto

[TEEN-too]

red (wine)

Used for red wine instead of 'vermelho'.

Example

Gosto de vinho tinto.

I like red wine.

por favor.

pohr fuh-VOR

please.

This is the standard polite word. Say it smoothly as 'poor fa-VOR', with the stress on the last syllable.

Example

A conta, por favor.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

por

[pohr]

please

Used to make a request more polite.

Example

Perguntei, 'por favor', sobre a disponibilidade.

I asked, 'please', about the availability.

favor

[fuh-VOR]

favor

With por, it forms please.

Example

Um momento, por "favor", enquanto verifico a data.

One moment, "please," while I check the date.

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