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How to Talk to a Waiter at a Portuguese Restaurant

You did it! You ordered your meal in Portuguese, but the fun’s not over because you’ll probably need to talk to the waiter or waitress again throughout the meal.

Whose dish is this? Do you want another beer? Ready for dessert? We’ll teach you simple phrases to use in these situations and more, plus vocabulary you might need to understand the menu.

Stay tuned until the end for a short demo lesson, featuring activities from the Practice Portuguese learning platform, plus a quick tip from Rui.

For more help with using Portuguese at a restaurant, check out the rest of the videos from our European Portuguese for Beginners series.

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0:00 Talking to the Waiter at a Portuguese Restaurant
2:49 Review
4:23 Tips For Learning European Portuguese: Make Your Goals Specific

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    • 00:00:06J: Como os empregados costumam dividir as mesas,
    • 00:00:08pode ser uma pessoa diferente a trazer-vos a vossa comida.
    • 00:00:10Aí podem dizer...
    • 00:00:28J: Presumindo que a mulher não vai comer um bife?
    • 00:00:34E porque achas que nunca se lembram de quem pediu o quê?
    • 00:00:39J: Porque eles não estão a trabalhar por gorjetas.
    • 00:00:40R: Oh, certo. Está bem.
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    Ao pontoMedium cooked meat Bem passadosWell done (referring to meat) o bifesteak a entradaappetizer Mal passadoRare (in reference to cooking meat) prato principalmain dish a sobremesadessert
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    Era outra cerveja, se faz favorAnother beer, please A salada é para ele, o peixe é para mimThe salad is for him, the fish is for me Não vamos querer entradas, obrigadoWe are not going to want appetizers, thank you Mais alguma coisa?Anything else? QueriaI would like... Está tudo bem?Is everything all right? Outra cerveja, por favorAnother beer, please
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