Ordering at a restaurant
Deze les is nog niet in jouw taal beschikbaar — hij wordt in het Engels getoond.
Woordenschat
- a ementathe menu
- o prato do diathe dish of the day
- a entradathe starter
- o prato principalthe main course
- a sobremesathe dessert
- o garfothe fork
- a facathe knife
- o copothe glass
- o guardanapothe napkin
- a gorjetathe tip
Ordering at a Restaurant
Learn the typical flow of ordering a meal in Portugal.
Arriving and getting a table
- Tem uma mesa para dois? → Do you have a table for two?
- Posso ver a ementa? → Can I see the menu?
Ordering food
Use queria for polite orders:
- Queria o prato do dia. → I would like the dish of the day.
- Para mim, a sopa. → For me, the soup.
- E para beber? → And to drink?
Asking about the food
- O que recomenda? → What do you recommend?
- Tem pratos vegetarianos? → Do you have vegetarian dishes?
- Este prato é picante? → Is this dish spicy?
Paying
- A conta, se faz favor. → The bill, please.
- Está incluído o serviço? → Is service included?
Tip: In Portugal, bread and olives are often brought to the table automatically — but they are not free! You can politely decline with "Não, obrigado/a."
Uitdrukkingen
- Tem uma mesa para dois?Do you have a table for two?
- Queria o prato do dia, por favor.I would like the dish of the day, please.
- O que recomenda?What do you recommend?
- Pode trazer mais pão?Can you bring more bread?
- Está delicioso!It is delicious!
- A conta, se faz favor.The bill, please.
Veelgemaakte fouten
O menu, por favor.A ementa, por favor.In European Portuguese, the menu is called ementa, not menu.
Queria o prato de dia.Queria o prato do dia.Use the contraction do (de + o), not de o separately.
Pode trazer o conta?Pode trazer a conta?Conta is feminine — use a conta, not o conta.
Eu queria um prato vegetariano, obrigado.Queria um prato vegetariano, por favor.Use por favor when requesting. Obrigado/a is for thanking after receiving.
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