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Today, we\u2019re going to learn language to use at a restaurant.<\/p>\n
Poderia me trazer o card\u00e1pio, por favor?
\nQuero uma \u00e1gua com gas.
\nEla gostaria de um copo de vinho tinto.
\nQueremos a cesta de p\u00e3es como petisco, para compartilhar.
\nPara a entrada, gostaria de salada verde.
\nPara o prato principal, picanha, por favor.
\nMe traz outro copo de vinho, por favor?
\nPara a sobremesa, queremos o mousse de maracuj\u00e1.<\/i><\/p>\n
To make a polite request, we use the conditional tense of poder (can). We could also use the present tense (pode), which means \u201ccan you,\u201d but like in English, it\u2019s more polite to say (poderia), which means \u201ccould you.\u201d All together this means, \u201cCould you bring me a menu, please?\u201d<\/p>\n
Next, we can also make requests with the present tense of \u201cquerer\u201d, to want. It\u2019s always more polite to say thank you after using \u201cquerer\u201d in the present tense, but it\u2019s common to hear it without. In this case, the sentence means: \u201cI want a seltzer.\u201d<\/p>\n
We can also use the conditional tense with \u201cgostar\u201d (to like) when making a request. To put a regular verb in the conditional tense, you just add an \u201cia\u201d to the infinitive in the first and third person. Here, we say: \u201cShe would like a glass of red wine.\u201d Note that when we talk about wine, red is \u201ctinto\u201d and white is \u201cbranco.\u201d<\/p>\n
Again, we use \u201cquerer\u201d as a request. Let\u2019s look at some of the vocabulary. \u201cCesta de p\u00e3es\u201d is a bread basket (which you should not expect for free at most Brazilian restaurants). \u201cPetisco\u201d is appetizer or finger food (like tapas), and \u201ccompartilhar\u201d is \u201cto share.\u201d All together, it means: \u201cWe want the bread basket as an appetizer to share.\u201d<\/p>\n
This means: \u201cFor the appetizer, I would like the green salad.\u201d \u201cEntrada\u201d means appetizer, and \u201csalada\u201d is salad.<\/p>\n
\u201cPrato principal\u201d means main course. \u201cPicanha\u201d is rump steak, a popular cut of meat in Brazil. All together, this means, \u201cFor the main course, the rump steak, please.\u201d Note that we don\u2019t need a verb here when we use \u201cpara\u201d and \u201cpor favor\u201d together.<\/p>\n
We can use \u201ctrazer\u201d in the present tense to make a request, particularly at a restaurant. Here, this means \u201cWill you bring me another glass of wine, please?\u201d Literally, \u201cme traz\u201d means \u201cyou bring me,\u201d but in context means \u201cWill you bring me.\u201d This is true of other verbs in the present tense used as requests.<\/p>\n
Finally, this means \u201cFor dessert, we want the passion fruit mousse.\u201d Note that dessert is \u201csobremesa\u201d and that passion fruit is called \u201cmaracuj\u00e1.\u201d Here we use \u201cpara\u201d with a verb, which also works to make a request.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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