Portuguese · Restaurante
The waiter asks how you like your steak (Como quer o bife?): what to say in Portuguese
You order a steak, and the waiter asks how you want it cooked.
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How it's done. Bife is steak; bem passado - well done, mal passado - rare.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
Como quer o bife?KOH-moo kehr oo beef?
How would you like the steak?
They might also say:
O bife é bem ou mal passado?
Oo beef eh bayn oh mahl puh-SAH-doo?
Is the steak well done or rare?
Qual é o ponto da carne?
Kwahl eh oo POHN-too duh kahrn?
How do you like it cooked?
YOU REPLY
Bem passado, por favor.
Bayn puh-SAH-doo, poor fuh-VOR.
Well done, please.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
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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
Como
KOH-moo
adverb
how
quer
kehr
verb
want
bife
beef
noun
steak
Bem
Bayn
adverb
well
passado
puh-SAH-doo
adjective
cooked through
favor
fuh-VOR
noun
favour, kindness
4 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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