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At the Café No café

Listen to a natural café order, explore every line, and practice the expressions you will use in Portugal.

Today’s goalUnderstand and order confidently
Complete conversationJoão and a café employee
0:000:27

Listen line by line

Follow the conversation.

  1. Café employee

    Bom dia. O que vai ser?

  2. João

    Bom dia. Queria um café e um pastel de nata.

  3. Café employee

    O café é cheio ou curto?

  4. João

    Cheio, por favor.

  5. Café employee

    É para consumir aqui?

  6. João

    Sim, é para consumir aqui.

  7. Café employee

    Mais alguma coisa?

  8. João

    Não, obrigado. Quanto é?

  9. Café employee

    São dois euros e vinte.

  10. João

    Posso pagar com cartão?

  11. Café employee

    Sim, claro.

  12. João

    Obrigado.

  13. Café employee

    Obrigado eu. Bom proveito!

Useful expressions

What to remember.

O que vai ser?
A common way for café staff to ask what you would like.
Queria…
A natural, polite way to order something.
Mais alguma coisa?
“Anything else?”
Quanto é?
“How much is it?”

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café

coffee / espresso

pastel de nata

Portuguese custard tart

O café é cheio ou curto?

Would you like a full or short espresso?

Cheio, por favor.

Full, please.

É para consumir aqui?

Is it to have here?

Mais alguma coisa?

Anything else?

Posso pagar com cartão?

Can I pay by card?

Obrigado.

Thank you.

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