Portuguese · Café / Pastelaria
The barista asks: "Anything else?": what to say in Portuguese
You've placed your order, and the server asks whether you need anything else. You have to answer quickly.
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How it's done. Mais alguma coisa? - one of the most common questions in Portugal: in cafés, shops, pharmacies. Learn to recognise it in all its versions.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Mais alguma coisa?Mighz uhl-GOO-muh KOY-zuh?
Anything else?
They might also say:
Mais nada?
Mighzh NAH-duh?
Nothing else?
É só?
Eh soh?
Is that all?
YOU REPLY
Não, é só, obrigado.
Now, eh soh, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
No, that's all, thank you.
Or say:Sim, também queria uma água.
Seen, tuhm-BAYN KREE-uh OO-muh AH-gwuh.
Or say:Nada mais, obrigado.
NAH-duh mighsh, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
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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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Mais
Mighz
adverb
more
coisa
KOY-zuh
noun
thing
Não
Now
adverb
no
é
eh
verb
is
só
soh
adverb
only, just
Muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
3 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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