Portuguese · Café / Pastelaria
The barista asks: to take away or eat in: what to say in Portuguese
After you order, the server checks where you'll eat or drink.
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How it's done. In many cafés the price at a table on the terrace can be a little higher than at the counter.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
É para levar?Eh pruh lvahr?
Is it to take away?
They might also say:
É para comer aqui?
Eh pruh koo-MEHR uh-KEE?
Are you eating here?
Para levar ou para comer aqui?
Pruh lvahr oh pruh koo-MEHR uh-KEE?
To take away or to eat here?
YOU REPLY
É para levar, por favor.
Eh pruh lvahr, poor fuh-VOR.
To take away, please.
Or say:É para comer aqui.
Eh pruh koo-MEHR uh-KEE.
Or say:É para beber aqui.
Eh pruh bih-BEHR uh-KEE.
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!
2
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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
É
Eh
verb
is
levar
lvahr
verb
to take with you, to take away
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
Aqui
uh-KEE
adverb
here
tem
tayn
verb
have
Bom
bohn
adjective
good
5 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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