To begin with are you hungry guys?
While you think about what you want to eat let’s take a look at our Dica about the restaurant, and learn about ordering food in Portuguese and what a menu is. It is very important to know how to order food in Portuguese so that you don’t order the wrong food, right?
Ordering Food in Portuguese
| Pode trazer o… | Can you bring … |
| Eu quero… | I want… |
| Quanto deu… | How much… |
| Eu gostaria de… | I would like… |
| Eu vou querer… | I’ll want… |
| Eu queria… | I would like… |
| Poderia me dar… | Could you give me… |
| Me dê… | Give me… |
Dialogue 1
Cliente: Boa tarde!
Garçom: Boa tarde! Como posso ajudar?
Cliente: Pode trazer o cardápio, por favor?
Garçom: Pois não!
Cliente: Eu quero um arroz, feijão, e contra-filé com fritas, com uma salada de alface e tomate, e uma água sem gás, por favor.
Garçom: Pois não, senhor!
Cliente: Quanto deu a conta?
Garçom: Deu R$ 37,00, incluindo os 10%.
Cliente: Aqui está. Obrigado!
Garçom: De nada!
Client: Good afternoon!
Waiter: Good afternoon! How can I help you?
Client: Can you bring me the menu please!
Waiter: Sure!
Client: I want rice, beans, and kebabs with fries, and a lettuce and tomato salad, and non-carbonated water please.
Waiter: Okay, sir!
Client: How much is the bill?
Waiter: It’s R$ 37.00, including the 10%.
Client: Here it is. Thank you!
Waiter: You’re welcome!
Sentences of the waiter/waitress
| Como posso ajudar? | How can I help you? |
| Algo mais? | Anything else? |
| Posso ajudar? | Can I help you? |
| Você já pediu?/Vocês já pediram? | Have you already ordered? |
| Você já foi atendido?/Vocês já foram atendidos? | Have you been taken care of? |
| Alguém já pegou o pedido de vocês? | Did anyone take your orders? |
| Pode fazer o pedido para mim. | You can make the order to me. |
| Pois não, senhor! | Can I help you, sir?! |
Dialogue 2
Cliente: Boa tarde! Tudo bem?
Garçom: Boa tarde! Você já pediu?
Cliente: Ainda não… Eu gostaria de ver o cardápio, por favor!
Garçom: Claro! O senhor gostaria de um pãozinho da casa enquanto escolhe?
Cliente: Pode ser!
Alguns minutos depois…
Garçom: Pois não, senhor!
Cliente: Eu vou querer um churrasco misto com aipim frito e um chopp bem gelado!
Garçom: Excelente pedido senhor! Algo mais?
Cliente: Não, obrigado!
Client: Good afternoon! How are you?
Waiter: Good afternoon! Have you already ordered?
Client: Not yet… I would like to see the menu, please!
Waiter: Of course! Would you like a homemade bread roll while you choose?
Client: That could work!
Some minutes later…
Waiter: Can I help you, sir?!
Client: I’ll have a mixed grilled platter with fried cassava and a very cold beer!
Waiter: Excellent order sir! Anything else?
Client: No, thank you!
Dialogue 3
Garçom: Olá, bom dia. Alguém já pegou o pedido de vocês?
Cliente: Ainda não..
Garçom: Pode fazer o pedido para mim.
Cliente: Ok.. Eu queria uma média e um misto.
Waiter: Hello, good morning. Has somebody already taken your orders?
Client: Not yet…
Waiter: You can make the order to me.
Client: Ok… I would like a coffee and a ham sandwich.
Menu in Portuguese
The menu is the main item at a restaurant and it’s very important when Ordering Food in Portuguese. You will find inside it all the foods and drinks that the restaurant offers. So let’s take a look at an example:
In general, with the menu, we are able to ask for things to eat or drink. So let’s see a dialogue that shows people ordering food in Portuguese using the menu:
Garçom: Boa noite! Posso ajudar? Você já foi atendido?
Cliente: Você poderia me dar o cardápio, por favor?
Garçom: Pois não!
Cliente: Me vê uma porção de bolinho de bacalhau e uma caipirinha.
Garçom: Perfeito, senhor!
Waiter: Good evening! Can I help you? Have you been taken care of?
Client: Could you give me the menu please?
Waiter: Sure!
Client: Give me a portion of codfish balls and a caipirinha.
Waiter: Perfect, sir!
So, guys! How about we practice all of this at a real restaurant?
Seems like ordering food in Portuguese is much easier when we have the menu, isn’t it? Therefore, now you can go order Food in Portuguese at any restaurant you like and order any food that you want.
Finally, thank you for reading our Dica about Ordering Food in Portuguese!
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Click in the links below to see more related Dicas
Restaurant vocabulary in Portuguese
Types of restaurants in Portuguese
Drinks in Portuguese
How to order a coffee in Brazil
Brazilian Coconut Water
Dialogue in Portuguese at the restaurant
Different ways to call the waiter in Brazil
Types of payments in Portuguese
