language learning center · A2 · Lesson 4
Ordering food politely
Practice this topic in Portuguese: Ordering food politely.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Inês
Queria uma sopa, por favor.
I would like a table for two, please.
Miguel
Para prato principal, vou querer o peixe grelhado.
What do you recommend?
Inês
Sem cebola, se faz favor.
For me, the soup and the fish.
Miguel
Pode trazer-nos água?
Without onion, if possible.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
Queria uma sopa, por favor.
I would like a table for two, please.
Queria uma sopa, por favor.
Para prato principal, vou querer o peixe grelhado.
What do you recommend?
Para prato principal, vou querer o peixe grelhado.
Sem cebola, se faz favor.
For me, the soup and the fish.
Sem cebola, se faz favor.
Pode trazer-nos água?
Without onion, if possible.
Pode trazer-nos água?
A conta, por favor.
Could you bring us the bill, please?
A conta, por favor.
Notice, try, and speak
Which Portuguese sentence has this meaning: “I would like a table for two, please.”
Make it yours
Say the five Portuguese turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.
Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.
Use it with someone
Use this Portuguese in a real conversation
- 1. Queria uma sopa, por favor.
- 2. Para prato principal, vou querer o peixe grelhado.
- 3. Sem cebola, se faz favor.
- 4. Pode trazer-nos água?
- 5. A conta, por favor.