Portuguese · Restaurante
Ask for a children's menu or a high chair: what to say in Portuguese
You're at a restaurant with a small child, who needs a high chair and simple food.
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How it's done. Portuguese restaurants are usually very welcoming to children - just ask for a high chair.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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1
YOU START
Tem cadeira de bebé?
Tayn kuh-DAY-ruh d beh-BEH?
Do you have a high chair?
THEY SAY
Temos, sim. Já trago.TEH-moosh, seen. Zhah TRAH-goo.
Yes, we do. I'll bring one right away.
They might also say:
Temos, sim. Vou buscar.
TEH-moosh, seen. Voh boosh-KAHR.
Yes, we do. I'll go and get it.
2
YOU FINISH
Ótimo, obrigado.
OH-tee-moo, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Great, thank you.
THEY SAY
De nada!d NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
They might also say:
Não tem de quê!
now tayn d keh!
Don't mention it!
Disponha!
deesh-POH-nyuh!
Any time!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
cadeira
kuh-DAY-ruh
noun
chair
bebé
beh-BEH
noun
baby
Temos
TEH-moosh
verb
have
sim
seen
adverb
yes
Já
Zhah
adverb
already
5 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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