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How to Say ‘A table for two, please.’ in Portuguese

Uma mesa para dois, por favor.

OO-muh MEH-zah PAH-ruh doysh pohr fuh-VOR

[OO-muh MEH-zah PAH-ruh doysh pohr fuh-VOR]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: In most Portuguese restaurants you wait at the door to be seated rather than picking a table yourself. Say this to whoever greets you.

Phrase Breakdown

Uma mesa para dois,

OO-muh MEH-zah PAH-ruh doysh

A table for two,

Say it as 'OO-muh MEH-zuh PAH-ruh doysh'. The 's' in 'mesa' sounds like 'z'.

Example

Queria uma mesa para dois.

I'd like a table for two.

Words in this phrase

Uma

[OO-muh]

a / one (feminine)

The feminine singular indefinite article, used before feminine nouns like 'mesa'.

Example

Ao chegar, pedimos Uma mesa para dois.

When arriving, we ask for 'A table' for two.

mesa

[MEH-zah]

Table

The word used for a restaurant table in a reservation context.

Example

A Mesa está reservada para as nove.

The table is reserved for nine o'clock.

para

[PAH-ruh]

for

Preposition used to show who something matters to.

Example

Este tipo de ambiente é ideal para quem gosta de colaborar.

This type of environment is ideal for someone who likes collaborating.

dois

[doysh]

Two

The masculine form of the number two, used with masculine nouns like adultos.

Example

Somos Dois para o jantar.

There are two of us for dinner.

por favor.

pohr fuh-VOR

please.

This polite ending is 'poor fuh-VOR'.

Example

Mais pão, por favor.

More bread, 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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