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How to Say ‘The menu, please’ in Portuguese

A ementa, por favor

ah ee-MAYN-tah pohr fuh-VOR

[ah ee-MAYN-tah pohr fuh-VOR]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, menu usually means a fixed-price set meal, like menu do dia "menu of the day". Ask for the ementa if you want the full list of dishes.

Phrase Breakdown

A ementa,

ah ee-MAYN-tah

The menu,

'Ementa' is the word for menu in Portugal. The middle syllable is nasal: 'a i-MÊN-ta'.

Example

A ementa está em inglês?

Is the menu in English?

Words in this phrase

A

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

ementa

[ee-MAYN-tah]

menu

The restaurant menu in European Portuguese.

Example

Posso ver a ementa?

Can I see the menu?

por favor

pohr fuh-VOR

please

This is the polite ending of the request: 'pur fa-VÔR'.

Example

O sal, por favor.

The salt, 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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