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Tips for Making Restaurant Reservations in Portugal

Excited to try all the delicious food and wine at a Portuguese restaurant? Well, first you have to get a table! In this episode, we’ll teach you how to make restaurant reservations in Portugal, plus many useful phrases and vocabulary.

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 phrases you may hear or say at a Portuguese restaurant, make sure to check out our other videos from the European Portuguese for Beginners series.

Members: Don’t forget you can add words/phrases from the Vocabulary and Expressions tabs to your Smart Review!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro and Food Vocabulary
1:21 Are You Open?
1:55 Making A Reservation at a Portuguese Restaurant
3:31 Trying To Get A Table in Person
4:40 Review Of Useful Expressions
6:18 Tips For Learning European Portuguese Effectively

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    • 00:00:07Joel: Olá, bem-vindos!
    • 00:00:08Rui: Olá, bem-vindos!
    • 00:00:10J: Olá e bem-vindos a mais um episódio
    • 00:00:12e neste, eu acho que devíamos falar sobre restaurantes e cafés.
    • 00:00:16R: Isso é algo que vocês precisam de saber quando vierem a Portugal,
    • 00:00:18porque a comida...
    • 00:00:27E o vinho...
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    Qual é o tempo de espera?How long is the wait? Estão abertos?Are youpl. open? Isso mesmoThat's right Fica em que nome?Under which name? Posso fazer uma reserva?May I make a reservation? Para que horas?What time? Quanto tempo demora?How long does it take?
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    Making a Reservation
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    Useful Vocabulary For Travel And Transportation
    Asking For The Bill in Portuguese
    How to Talk to a Waiter at a Portuguese Restaurant
    How To Order In Portuguese At A Restaurant
    “With” In Portuguese – How To Use It Correctly
    The 3 Most Important Portuguese Conjunctions
    How to Say No in Portuguese
    Indefinite Articles in Portuguese Grammar

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