How to Say ‘The bill, please’ in Portuguese
A conta, por favor
ah KON-tah poor fah-VOR
[ah KON-tah poor fah-VOR]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal you normally ask for [a conta] at the end; the bill is not usually brought unless you request it.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[ah]
the
Feminine singular definite article.
A conta está na mesa.
The bill is on the table.
conta
[KON-tah]
bill
In restaurants or cafés, this means the bill or check.
Pode trazer a conta, por favor?
Can you bring the bill, please?
por
[poor]
for
Part of the polite expression por favor.
Faço isto por si.
I do this for you.
favor
[fah-VOR]
favor / please
Used in the phrase por favor to say please.
A conta, por favor, quando puder.
The bill, please, when you can.
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