Portuguese · Cantina
Ask for the weekly menu: what to say in Portuguese
You want to know what the children are given in the school canteen this week.
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How it's done. The menu in Portuguese is ementa; at school it's usually put up a week in advance.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
Onde posso ver a ementa da semana?
Ohnd POH-soo vehr uh ee-MAYN-tuh duh sih-MAH-nuh?
Where can I see the week's menu?
THEY SAY
Está no site da escola.Shtah noo sight duh SHKOH-luh.
It's on the school website.
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YOU REPLY
O que é que há hoje ao almoço?
Oo k eh k uh ohzh ow uhl-MOH-soo?
What's for lunch today?
THEY SAY
Hoje é sopa, peixe com arroz e fruta.Ohzh eh SOH-puh, paysh kohn uh-ROOZ ee FROO-tuh.
Today it's soup, fish with rice and fruit.
They might also say:
Hoje há sopa, peixe e fruta.
Ohzh uh SOH-puh paysh ee FROO-tuh.
Today there's soup, fish and fruit.
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
Oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
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
Onde
Ohnd
adverb
where
posso
POH-soo
verb
(I) can
ver
vehr
verb
to have a look, to see
ementa
ee-MAYN-tuh
noun
menu
semana
sih-MAH-nuh
noun
week
Está
Shtah
verb
is, is located (now)
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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