Portuguese · Café / Pastelaria
Ask what that pastry is: what to say in Portuguese
There are lots of pastries in the window with no labels. You want to ask what they are and choose.
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How it's done. If you don't know the name, just point and say Este aqui - "This one".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
Desculpe, o que é isto?
Dish-KOOLP, oo k eh EESH-too?
Excuse me, what is this?
Or say:Como se chama este bolo?
KOH-moo s SHAH-muh esht BOH-loo?
THEY SAY
É um pastel de nata.Eh oon puhsh-TEL d NAH-tuh.
It's a pastel de nata.
They might also say:
Isso é um croissant misto, com fiambre e queijo.
EE-soo eh oon kroo-uh-SAHN MEESH-too, kohn fee-AHMBR ee KAY-zhoo.
That's a mixed croissant with ham and cheese.
É uma bola de Berlim, com creme.
Eh OO-muh BOH-luh d bir-LEEN, kohn krem.
It's a Berlin doughnut with custard.
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YOU REPLY
Então quero esse, por favor.
Ayn-TOW KEH-roo es, poor fuh-VOR.
Then I'll have that one, please.
Or say:Queria dois, por favor.
KREE-uh doysh, poor fuh-VOR.
Or say:Este aqui, por favor.
Esht uh-KEE, poor fuh-VOR.
THEY SAY
Aqui tem. Bom apetite!uh-KEE tayn. bohn uh-pee-TIT!
Here you are. Enjoy!
They might also say:
Aqui está. Bom apetite!
uh-KEE shtah. bohn uh-pee-TIT!
Here it is. Enjoy!
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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
Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
é
eh
verb
is
pastel
puhsh-TEL
noun
pastry, little pie
nata
NAH-tuh
noun
cream
Então
Ayn-TOW
adverb
then
quero
KEH-roo
verb
(I) want
13 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
O que quer dizer isto?
Oo k kehr dee-ZEHR EESH-too?
What does this mean?
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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