bebidas
The English phrase 'drinks' is translated to Portuguese as bebidas.
The term bebidas refers to various beverages. You can specify what you are drinking using several terms: cerveja (beer), vinho (wine), vinho tinto (red wine), vinho branco (white wine), uísque (whiskey), água (water), café (coffee), café com leite (coffee with milk), café expresso (espresso), chá (tea), chá preto (black tea), chá verde (green tea), chá de camomila (chamomile tea), refrigerante (soda or soft drinks), Chá Gelado (iced tea), chá gelado de limão (lemon iced tea) and chá gelado de pêssego (peach iced tea).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Brazil, suco is commonly used instead of 'sumo' for juice, such as in suco de maracujá (passionfruit juice). Note that sumo de laranja is the term for orange juice.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the noun is bebida.
When do people say it?
In Portuguese, Saúde! is used to say 'Cheers'.
Did you know?
- When saying Saúde! for 'Cheers', it is a common cultural superstition in some regions that you must make eye contact with everyone involved to avoid bad luck.
- Although refrigerante translates to 'soda', it literally means 'refrigerant' or 'cooling agent', reflecting the drink's historical purpose of refreshing the body.
- In Brazil, caipirinha is the national cocktail made with cachaça, a drink distilled from fermented sugarcane juice rather than molasses.
Examples in context
- Eu paguei as bebidas.I paid for the drinks.This sentence is useful for showing how to say one paid for the bebidas.Tatoeba #5189477 by Ricardo14, translation #2389848 by CK
- As bebidas são grátis?Are drinks free?This sentence is useful for asking if the bebidas are free.Tatoeba #3660122 by ajdavidl, translation #27111 by CK
- Ele comprou bebidas para ela.He bought her drinks.This sentence is useful for expressing that someone bought bebidas for someone else.Tatoeba #2682047 by alexmarcelo, translation #2682013 by Hybrid
- Um uísque, por favorOne whiskey, please
- Água, por favorWater, please
- 28 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Mariana are at a restaurant looking at the menu.
- GabrielMariana, você já escolheu as bebidas?Mariana, have you chosen the drinks yet?
- MarianaAinda não. O que você recomenda?Not yet. What do you recommend?
- GabrielAs bebidas geladas daqui são ótimas.The cold drinks here are great.
- MarianaVou pedir um suco então.I'll order a juice then.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
