Portuguese · Café / Pastelaria
Ask if there is a sugar-free or lactose-free option: what to say in Portuguese
You don't drink ordinary milk and want to check before you order.
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How it's done. Plant milk in Portugal is often called bebida: bebida de soja, bebida de aveia.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Tem leite sem lactose?
Tayn layt sayn luhk-TOZ?
Do you have lactose-free milk?
THEY SAY
Só temos de aveia.Soh TEH-moozh d uh-VAY-uh.
We only have oat.
They might also say:
Temos apenas de aveia.
TEH-mooz uh-PEH-nuhzh d uh-VAY-uh.
We only have oat.
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YOU FINISH
Então pode ser, obrigado.
Ayn-TOW pod sehr, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Then that'll do, 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.
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Words worth knowing
Tem
Tayn
verb
have
leite
layt
noun
milk
lactose
luhk-TOZ
noun
lactose
Só
Soh
adverb
only, just
temos
TEH-moozh
verb
have
aveia
uh-VAY-uh
noun
oats
7 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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