uma cerveja, por favor
In Portuguese, "one beer, please" is said as uma cerveja, por favor.
The phrase uma cerveja, por favor is a polite request used to order a single serving of beer. If you want to be even more polite, you can say Eu gostaria de uma cerveja, por favor.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of uma (one/a), cerveja (beer) and por favor (please).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Brazil, you may use the slang Uma gelada, por favor to ask for an ice-cold beer or the informal Uma breja, por favor. In Portugal, an informal way to order a beer is Uma imperial, se faz favor.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word uma is the feminine singular form of one used to agree with the feminine noun cerveja.
Did you know?
- In Brazil, you might see beer served in a copo americano, a small, sturdy faceted glass that is an iconic symbol of Brazilian bar culture.
- In a Brazilian boteco, you may be served a beer in a glass that has been kept in a freezer, sometimes resulting in a thin layer of ice on the rim.
- The word cerveja is closely related to the Spanish word cerveza, as both stem from the Latin cervēs(i)a.
Examples in context
- Eu gostaria de uma cerveja, por favor.I would like one beer, please.
- Para mim, uma cerveja, por favor.For me, one beer, please.
Example conversation
Felipe and Juliana are sitting at a cafe.
- FelipeO garçom está vindo.The waiter is coming.
- JulianaPeça uma cerveja, por favor.Order one beer, please.
- FelipeUma cerveja, por favor!One beer, please!
- JulianaObrigada, Felipe.Thank you, Felipe.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cerveja, favor, por, uma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
