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Welcome to Can-Do Portuguese by PortuguesePod101.com.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order two or more of something at a restaurant in Portuguese.
For example, "Two of these, please." is
Dois deste, por favor.
Susana Santos is at the restaurant with her husband.
The server is ready to take their order, and approaches them.
Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components.
Dois.
"two"
Dois.
Dois.
Listen to the conversation.
O que você vai querer?
Dois deste, por favor.
Once more with the English translation.
O que você vai querer?
"What would you like?"
Dois deste, por favor.
"Two of these, please."
Let's break down the conversation.
Do you remember how the server asks,
"What would you like?"
O que você vai querer?
First is o que, "what." O que.
O que is one of several ways to ask "what," and it is used when you are asking for an explanation: in this case, what would you like?
After this is você vai querer, "you would like." Você vai querer.
This starts with você, meaning "you," in this context. Você. Você.
Next is vai, which translates as "would" in this context, as in "what would you…" Vai. Vai.
Vai is from the verb ir, meaning "to go." Ir.
Last is querer, "to want." Querer. Querer.
Together, você vai querer, literally "you go want…" but here, translates as "you would like..." Você vai querer.
All together, O que você vai querer?, literally "what you go want," but here it translates as "What would you like?"
O que você vai querer?
Let’s take a closer look at the response.
Do you remember how Susana Santos says,
"Two of these, please."
Dois deste, por favor.
Let’s start with deste, literally "of this," but translates as "of these." Deste. Deste.
Deste is a contraction of de, of, and este, this.
The word deste can be used when the name of the thing is not known and is close to the speaker. Susana uses it because she’s pointing at something on the menu, which is near her, and she doesn’t know the Portuguese word for it.
Note: Deste is masculine and singular.
Next is dois, "two." Dois. Dois.
Dois is also masculine.
Together, dois deste, two of these." Dois deste.
Last is por favor, "please." Por favor. Por favor.
All together, Dois deste, por favor. "Two of these, please."
Dois deste, por favor.
The pattern is
QUANTITY deste, por favor.
QUANTITY of this, please.
QUANTITY l deste, por favor.
To use this pattern, simply replace the {QUANTITY} placeholder with the number of the item you're requesting.
Note: This pattern requires a number.
Imagine you’d like three of a thing you don’t know the Portuguese word for.
"Three," três. Três. Três.
Say
"Three of these, please."
Três deste, por favor.
"Three of this, please."
Três deste, por favor.
The pattern, QUANTITY deste, por favor, can be used to order an item without knowing its name, and consequently its gender, in Portuguese.
If you know the name of an item, and also its gender, you can use the appropriate gender, and number.
Again, the key pattern is
QUANTITY deste, por favor.
QUANTITY of this, please.
QUANTITY deste, por favor.
Let's look at some examples.
Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers.
Dois deste, por favor.
"Two of these, please."
Dois deste, por favor.
Três deste, por favor.
"Three of these, please."
Três deste, por favor.
Quatro deste, por favor.
"Four of these, please."
Quatro deste, por favor.
Um deste, por favor.
"One of these, please."
Um deste, por favor.
Dois deste e um desse.
"Two of these and one of those."
Dois deste e um desse.
Did you notice how the native speaker used a different pattern?
Dois deste e um desse.
"Two of these and one of those."
This starts with Dois deste, "two of these." Dois deste.
First is dois, "two." Dois.
Next is deste, "of these." Deste.
When pointing out multiple items, you can join them with the conjunction e, meaning "and." E. E.
After that is um, "one." Um. Um.
Last is desse, literally "of that," but translates as "of those." Desse. Desse.
Desse is a contraction of de, of, and esse, that.
The word desse can be used when the name of the thing is not known and is far from the speaker, but close to the listener.
Note: Desse is masculine and singular.
Also, in colloquial Portuguese, it’s common to drop por favor, "please," at the end of a request.
All together, Dois deste e um desse. Two of these and one of those. Dois deste e um desse.
Let’s review the new vocabulary.
Um.
"one"
Um.
Um.
Quatro.
"four"
Quatro.
Quatro.
Três.
"three"
Três.
Três.
Let's review.
Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.
Ready?
Do you remember how to say "please?"
Por favor.
Por favor.
And how to say "two?"
Dois.
Dois.
Do you remember how Susana Santos says,
"Two of these, please."
Dois deste, por favor.
Dois deste, por favor.
Do you remember how to say "what" when seeking an explanation?
O que.
O que.
And the word for "you?"
Você.
Você.
Do you remember how the server asks,
"What would you like?"
O que você vai querer?
O que você vai querer?
Do you remember how to say "three?"
Três.
Três.
And how to say "four?"
Quatro.
Quatro.
Do you remember how to say "one?"
Use the masculine form.
Um.
Um.
Let's practice.
Imagine you're Sergio Santos , and you're at a coffee shop with two friends.
Order "three of these." "Three" is três in Portuguese.
Ready?
O que você vai querer?
Três deste, por favor.
Listen again and repeat.
Três deste, por favor.
Três deste, por favor.
Let's try another.
Imagine you're Sabrina Santos , and you want to order four of something for your family. "Four" is quatro in Portuguese.
Ready?
O que você vai querer?
Quatro deste, por favor.
Listen again and repeat.
Quatro deste, por favor.
Quatro deste, por favor.
Let’s try one more.
Imagine you're Samuel Santos , and you’re by yourself.
Order one of something by saying, "One of these, please." Here "one" is um in Portuguese.
Ready?
O que você vai querer?
Um deste, por favor.
Listen again and repeat.
Um deste, por favor.
Um deste, por favor.
In this lesson, you learned how to order two or more of something at a restaurant. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of dining at the restaurant. Let’s review.
Do you remember the polite expression meaning "Excuse me?"
Com licença.
Com licença.
And how to say, "menu?"
Cardápio.
Cardápio.
Do you remember how to say, "please?"
Por favor.
Por favor.
And do you remember how to say,
"Excuse me, the menu, please."
Com licença. O cardápio, por favor.
Com licença. O cardápio, por favor.
Do you remember how to say,
"Yes, immediately."
É pra já.
É pra já.
Imagine you're Jack Jones and you're at a restaurant with your friends, and you'd like to ask for the menu.
Do you remember how to say "a menu" in Portuguese?
O cardápio.
O cardápio.
Now ask for the menu.
Ready?
Com licença. O cardápio, por favor.
É pra já.
Listen again and repeat.
Com licença. O cardápio, por favor.
Com licença. O cardápio, por favor.
You're ready to make your order. You'd like to order three of one item.
Do you remember how to say "three" in Portuguese?
Três.
Três.
Respond to the server's approach.
O que você vai querer?
Três deste, por favor.
Listen again and repeat.
Três deste, por favor.
Três deste, por favor.
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