Hello, dear student! Today we will discuss a very special topic if you are a food lover! Let’s talk about the waiter in Portuguese! Do you know the differences between waiter and waitress in Portuguese? Do you know how to call the waiter or a bartender in a restaurant in Portuguese? Let’s learn all this and much more today!
Waiter, Waitress and Bartender in Portuguese
Waiters play a crucial role in ensuring a positive dining experience by greeting guests, seating them, taking their orders, and serving food and beverages. They are responsible for accurately relaying customer preferences to the kitchen, ensuring timely delivery of meals, and addressing any special requests or dietary restrictions. Waiters also offer menu recommendations, answer questions about dishes and ingredients, and handle bill payments.
If you are learning Portuguese, you are already aware most words have a gender in Portuguese. The same happens to waiter and waitress. Let’s take a look at this difference below and learn how to pronounce them.
Garçom | Waiter | |
Garçonete | Waitress | |
Bartender | Bartender |
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Learn to Call a Waiter
Now, check out this video we made just so you can learn how to call the waiter in Portuguese. If you need them, you can activate the subtitles.
Take a look at ways we can call the waiter:
Desculpe, garçom! | I’m sorry, waiter! | Formal |
Com licença! | Excuse me! | Formal |
Por favor! | Please! | Formal |
Oi! | Hi! | Informal |
Amigo! | Buddy! | Informal |
Francisco (nome dele) | Francisco (His name) | Informal |
Psiu! | Psiu! | Informal |
[insira aqui qualquer som] | [insert here any sound] | Informal |
That’s it guys. I hope you liked it, and don’t forget, the best way to call the waiter or the bartender in Portuguese is also the most polite. And if possible, call them by their names. You’ll get a great service this way!
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