How do I ask for less sugar in my coffee?

You can say: 'Você pode colocar menos açúcar no meu café, por favor?'

What does peça mean here?

Peça means a part that makes up a larger object, as in the sentence about the coffee machine that lost a part.

You can say: 'Vocês servem almoço aqui ou só lanche no meio da manhã?'

You're at the counter of a snack bar in the middle of the morning, looking at the menu, and you notice ç turning up in almost every line.

Você pode colocar menos açúcar no meu café, por favor?

Could you put less sugar in my coffee, please?

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açúcar/aˈsukɐʁ/Also said aˈsukɐɾ.
sugarnoun
A sweet white powder added to coffee, juice or cake.
preço/ˈpɾesu/
pricenoun
The amount of money paid for something.
almoço/awˈmosu/
lunchnoun
The meal eaten in the middle of the day.
calça/ˈkawsɐ/
pantsnoun
A piece of clothing that covers both legs.
criança/kɾiˈɐ̃sɐ/
childnoun
A young person who is not yet an adult.
peça/ˈpɛsɐ/
partnoun
Each part that makes up a larger object.
força/ˈfoʁsɐ/Also said ˈfoɾsɐ.
strengthnoun
Bodily energy for lifting, pushing or holding something.
ação/aˈsɐ̃w̃/
actionnoun
What someone does; the act of doing something.
começar/komeˈsa/
to startverb
To do the first part of something, to get it going.
alcançar/awkɐ̃ˈsa/
to reachverb
To get to something, with your hand or after some effort.

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Você pode colocar menos açúcar no meu café, por favor?
Could you put less sugar in my coffee, please?
O preço do suco natural está escrito ali no cardápio?
Is the price of the fresh juice written there on the menu?
Vocês servem almoço aqui ou só lanche no meio da manhã?
Do you serve lunch here, or just a snack mid-morning?
Caiu um pouco de café na minha calça, tem guardanapo?
A bit of coffee spilled on my pants, do you have a napkin?
Vocês têm alguma coisa mais leve no cardápio para criança?
Do you have anything lighter on the menu for a child?
Faltou uma peça na máquina de café e ela parou.
The coffee machine lost a part and it stopped.
Preciso de um café forte, hoje acordei sem força nenhuma.
I need a strong coffee, I woke up with no strength at all today.
Esse desconto no cardápio é uma ação só de hoje?
Is this discount on the menu just for today?
Prefiro começar o dia com um café bem forte e sem açúcar.
I prefer to start the day with a strong coffee, no sugar.
Você consegue alcançar aquele copo ali na prateleira de cima?
Can you reach that glass up on the top shelf?

açúcar/aˈsukɐʁ/
The stress falls on çú, and the r at the end is the back-of-the-throat sound, not the tapped r.
preço/ˈpɾesu/
The e in the first syllable is closed, like in 'você', and the final o sounds like u.
almoço/awˈmosu/
The al sounds like au, and the o in the stressed syllable is closed, like in avô.
calça/ˈkawsɐ/
The l sounds like u: it comes out something like cauça.
criança/kɾiˈɐ̃sɐ/
The stressed syllable 'an' is nasal, the air goes out through the nose.
peça/ˈpɛsɐ/
The e is open, like in pé.
força/ˈfoʁsɐ/
The o is closed, like in avô, not open like in avó.
ação/aˈsɐ̃w̃/
The ão is nasal and carries the stress of the word.
começar/komeˈsa/
The stressed syllable is the last one, çar, and the r at the end is not pronounced.
alcançar/awkɐ̃ˈsa/
The al sounds like au, the can is nasal and the r at the end is not pronounced.

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How do I ask for less sugar in my coffee?: You can say: 'Você pode colocar menos açúcar no meu café, por favor?'
What does peça mean here?: Peça means a part that makes up a larger object, as in the sentence about the coffee machine that lost a part.
How do I ask if they serve lunch mid-morning?: You can say: 'Vocês servem almoço aqui ou só lanche no meio da manhã?'

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