Practical phrases for travel — ordering, paying, and getting around.
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A que horas é o café da manhã?
What time is breakfast? ('Café da manhã' — literally 'morning coffee' — is breakfast.)
Vocês estão abertos?
Are you open? ('Vocês' (plural you) for staff/business; adjective agrees in plural.)
Onde fica o banheiro?
Where's the bathroom? ('Ficar' (literally 'to stay') is used for permanent locations — 'where is located'.)
Tem mais papel higiênico?
Is there more toilet paper?
Onde tem um restaurante bom?
Where's a good restaurant?
É barato ou caro?
Is it cheap or expensive?
Onde posso encontrar um supermercado?
Where can I find a supermarket?
Quantos você quer?
How many do you want? ('Quantos' for masculine/mixed; 'quantas' for feminine — agrees with the noun.)
Posso beber a água da torneira?
Can I drink the tap water? (Literally 'water of the tap'.)
Um, dois, três, quatro, cinco.
One, two, three, four, five.
Seis, sete, oito, nove, dez.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Quanto custa?
How much does it cost?
Posso pagar no cartão?
Can I pay by card? (Literally 'in the card' — Brazilian prefers 'no' over 'com' for cards.)
A conta, por favor.
Can we pay, please? (Literally 'the bill, please' — the standard way to ask to pay.)
Vamos dividir.
Let's split it.
Vocês têm água?
Do you have water?
Eu pago para o meu amigo.
I'll pay for my friend.
Meu amigo paga para mim.
My friend pays for me. (After prepositions, 'eu' becomes 'mim'.)
Posso ajudar com mais alguma coisa?
Can I help you with anything else?
Isso está delicioso.
This tastes delicious. ('Estar' (temporary state) for how food tastes right now.)
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