How To Order In Portuguese At A Restaurant | European Portuguese for Beginners | Lesson

So you already know how to get a table at a Portuguese restaurant? Now it’s time to ask for the menu and place the order in Portuguese. Today you’ll learn how to ask and answer common questions that may come up during the ordering process.

We'll help you order a glass of wine, ask for vegetarian options, split a dish, and respond to the server's questions. Did you know you'll have to answer at least 2 more questions if you order water? 😳 We'll explain all that and more in this episode from our European Portuguese for Beginners series.

Stay tuned until the end for a short demo lesson, featuring activities from the Practice Portuguese learning platform, plus a quick tip from Rui about how to use spaced repetition to remember what you learn.

Chapters:
0:00 - 0:45 Asking For The Menu In Portuguese
0:46 - 1:51 Basic Types of Wine In Portugal
1:52 - 3:32 How to Ask for a Vegan or Vegetarian Food in a Portuguese Restaurant
3:33 - 4:08 We're Ready to Order!
4:09 - 5:06 Can We Share This?
5:07 - 7:26 Ordering Drinks in a Portuguese Restaurant
7:27 - 8:07 Portuguese Appetizers - Do You Have To Pay For Them?
8:08 - 11:10 Best Way To Learn European Portuguese - Practice Portuguese Demo
11:11 - 7:26 Using Spaced Repetition For Learning Portuguese

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[Cristina]

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[samfernandes]

Thanks, the conventional style is different and helps with understanding!

[gerald]

Well done, guys. I love these short every day situations videos. Hope to get there one day!

[TheLearningLounge]

Thank you for your very useful videos.

[TeaAndFloppyDisks]

É sempre útil aprender como pedir num restaurante. Ouvi que a comida em Portugal é muito boa. :)

[silviagilberta]

Thanks for the clarification about Fresca or natural

[yaelga]

That's very helpful, thank you! 🙏

[Salma-ikkk]

Just discovered this great channel. very helpful videos!!

[franklinamadeoyanapacuri]

Hola amigos, como estan me gustaria que su video sea todo en portugués. Uj fuerte abrazo. 👍🏿

[smorisot]

hello, this is so helpful as i prepare for my first trip to portugal. can you tell me how i’d say “i’d like this” and “i’d like that”? i’ve found these phrases very helpful.😊

[chix]

Olá, y'all are still awesome!! :)

[joannafala]

I loved video!! Will be part 2? Like asking for bill etc?

[ryandward]

Isso vai me ajudar, com certeza. Las time I went, all the waiters corrected me for saying things with a Brazilian accent. Hint: Don't say "vinho chinto"!

[twu]

Eu quero uma garrafa de vinho de todos os cors

[gabrielaharnischfeger]

here in the ribatejo still no vegetarien

[gangelbot]

Vinho verde não é um tipo de vinho, é uma região vinícola portuguesa com vários tipos de vinho.

[jojojojo]

Não queria uma mesa perto das sardinhas fumeram 😂😂

[yurayuray]

restaurant is the last place where you would need to speak portuguese. 95% of them speak english. Can you please teach us how to speak portuguese at financias or emel?)

[TeaAndFloppyDisks]

É sempre útil aprender como pedir num restaurante. Ouvi que a comida em Portugal é muito boa. :)