- At a restaurant, how do you say "Could you bring the check, please?" in Portuguese?
Answer: Pode trazer a conta, por favor?
In a restaurant, the check is 'a conta'. 'O cheque' looks like the English word 'check', but it is a false cognate that means a bank check, not the bill.
- Complete the order: "Nós ___ duas águas sem gás, por favor."
Answer: queremos
The subject 'nós' takes the '-emos' ending, so the verb is 'queremos'. 'Quero' is tempting because it is the form used most often when ordering, but it only goes with 'eu'.
- Which request for a drink at a café is written correctly in Portuguese?
Answer: Eu queria um suco de laranja, por favor.
'Eu queria um suco de laranja, por favor' uses masculine 'um' for 'suco', links the flavor with 'de', and uses 'por favor'. 'Uma suco' is tempting, but 'suco' is masculine, so the article must be 'um'.
- At a snack bar, which question about the price of the pastries is written correctly?
Answer: Quanto custam os pastéis?
'Pastel' becomes 'pastéis' in the plural, with an accent, and the price question uses 'quanto' with 'custam'. 'Pasteis' is tempting, but the stressed '-éis' ending must keep its accent.
- You want your coffee with no sugar. Which word completes the order? "Um café ___ açúcar, por favor."
Answer: sem
'Sem' means 'without', so 'um café sem açúcar' is a coffee with no sugar. 'Sim' sounds close to 'sem', but it means 'yes' and does not fit after a noun here.
