Portuguese · Café / Pastelaria
Order a sandwich and ask what is in it: what to say in Portuguese
Lunch break: you want a quick sandwich and to check what's in it.
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How it's done. A sandwich is often called sandes here; prego is a steak roll, bifana a pork 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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1
YOU START
Queria uma sandes. O que é que tem?
KREE-uh OO-muh sahndsh. Oo k eh k tayn?
I'd like a sandwich. What's in it?
Or say:Que sandes é que há?
K sahndsh eh k uh?
THEY SAY
Há prego e bifana.Uh PREH-goo ee bee-FAH-nuh.
There's prego and bifana.
They might also say:
Temos prego e bifana.
TEH-moosh PREH-goo ee bee-FAH-nuh.
We have prego and bifana.
2
YOU REPLY
Então um prego, por favor.
Ayn-TOW oon PREH-goo, poor fuh-VOR.
Then a prego, please.
THEY SAY
Quer que aqueça?Kehr k uh-KEH-suh?
Shall I warm it up?
They might also say:
É para aquecer?
Eh pruh uh-kih-SEHR?
Do you want it warmed up?
3
YOU REPLY
Sim, por favor.
Seen, poor fuh-VOR.
Yes, please.
Or say:Não, está bem assim.
Now, shtah bayn uh-SEEN.
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!
4
YOU FINISH
Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you very much!
Or say:Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
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
Queria
KREE-uh
verb
would like (polite)
sandes
sahndsh
noun
sandwich
é
eh
verb
is
tem
tayn
verb
have
Há
Uh
verb
there is, there are
prego
PREH-goo
noun
prego: a roll with a thin steak
17 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?
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