Happy Monday! Let’s work on some useful questions.

There are a few ways to ask someone if they want to do something in Portuguese.

We have the main way, which we can use in the present simple and present continuous tenses:

a. querer (to want)

1. Você quer…? [Voh-say kehhr] Do you want to…
Example: Você quer almoçar comigo? Do you want to have lunch with me?

2. Você está querendo… [Voh-say eesh-tah queh-ren-doo]  Do you want/Do you feel like…
Example: Você está querendo pizza?  Do you feel like pizza?

We have the fancier, slangier way:

b. giria (slang/expressions)

3. Está a fim de…? [Eesh-tah ah feem gee] Are you up for/Do you feel like…
Example: Está a fim de sair hoje a noite? Do you feel like going out tonight?

4. Você está com vontade de… [Voh-say eesh-tah kohm vohn-tah-gee gee] Are you in the mood to…
Example: Você está com vontade de ver um filme? Are you in the mood to watch a movie?

And finally, we have the very polite way:

c. gostar (to like)

5. Você gostaria de… [Voh-say goh-shtar-ee-ah gee] Would you like to/a…
Example: Você gostaria de tomar o café de manhã? Would you like to eat some breakfast?
Você gostaria de um café? Would you like some coffee?