Portuguese · Café / Pastelaria
The barista asks if you want it heated (Quer que aqueça?): what to say in Portuguese
You're buying pastries, and the server unexpectedly asks something. Most often: do you want it warmed up?
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How it's done. In pastelarias you're often offered to have a pastry or toast warmed up - be ready for this question.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Quer que aqueça?Kehr k uh-KEH-suh?
Shall I warm it up for you?
They might also say:
É para aquecer?
Eh pruh uh-kih-SEHR?
Do you want it warmed up?
Aqueço?
Uh-KEH-soo?
Shall I heat it?
YOU REPLY
Sim, por favor.
Seen, poor fuh-VOR.
Yes, please.
Or say:Não, obrigado. Está bem assim.
Now, oh-bree-GAH-doo. 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!
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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
Quer
Kehr
verb
want
aqueça
uh-KEH-suh
verb
(that I) heat up
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
tem
tayn
verb
have
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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