How do you say waiter in Brazilian Portuguese?

You say garçom, which means a man who serves tables in a restaurant or bar. You can call him with "Você pode chamar o garçom para mim, por favor?"

What does chique mean in Portuguese?

Chique means elegant and fashionable. For example: "Esse lugar é chique demais para a gente."

You say "Eu vou querer o filé ao ponto, por favor." Filé is a boneless piece of meat or fish.

You sit at a table by the window, the waiter leaves the menu and asks if you'd like to start with a glass of something.

Esse restaurante fica aberto até tarde hoje?

Is this restaurant open late today?

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restaurante/ʁestawˈɾɐ̃tʃi/Also said ʁeʃtawˈɾɐ̃tʃi.
restaurantnoun
A place where you sit down to eat and pay the bill.
garçom/ɡaʁˈsõ/Also said ɡaɾˈsõ.
waiternoun
Man who serves the tables in a restaurant or bar.
menu/meˈnu/
menunoun
The list of dishes at a restaurant.
croissant/kɾoaˈsɐ̃/Also said kɾuaˈsɐ̃.
croissantnoun
Flaky pastry shaped like a half-moon.
omelete/omeˈlɛtʃi/
omelettenoun
Beaten eggs fried in a pan.
filé/fiˈlɛ/
filletnoun
A piece of meat or fish without bone.
champanhe/ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃ɲi/
champagnenoun
Wine full of little bubbles.
chique/ˈʃiki/
chicadjective
Elegant and fashionable.
bege/ˈbɛʒi/
beigeadjective
The color of light sand.
retrô/ʁeˈtɾo/
retroadjective
Imitating the style of other eras.

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Esse restaurante fica aberto até tarde hoje?
Is this restaurant open late today?
Você pode chamar o garçom para mim, por favor?
Could you call the waiter over for me, please?
Pode me trazer o menu de novo, por favor?
Could you bring me the menu again, please?
Vocês servem croissant no café da manhã?
Do you serve croissants at breakfast?
Eu quero uma omelete de queijo, sem cebola.
I'd like a cheese omelette, no onion.
Eu vou querer o filé ao ponto, por favor.
I'll have the steak medium, please.
Vamos começar com uma taça de champanhe?
Shall we start with a glass of champagne?
Esse lugar é chique demais para a gente.
This place is too fancy for us.
A toalha da mesa é bege, não branca.
The tablecloth is beige, not white.
Gostei da decoração retrô desse restaurante.
I like the retro decor in this restaurant.

restaurante/ʁestawˈɾɐ̃tʃi/
The final te sounds like tchi, as in the Portuguese word leite.
garçom/ɡaʁˈsõ/
The ç sounds like s, and the final -om is nasal, without closing your lips; the stress falls on that last syllable.
croissant/kɾoaˈsɐ̃/
The t is silent and the ending is a nasal ã: croa-SSÃ.
omelete/omeˈlɛtʃi/
The e in the syllable le is open, as in the Portuguese word pé.
champanhe/ʃɐ̃ˈpɐ̃ɲi/
The nh sounds like the nh in banho, not like an n followed by an h.
bege/ˈbɛʒi/
The first e is open, as in the Portuguese word pé.
retrô/ʁeˈtɾo/
The r at the start is the throaty sound, as in the Portuguese word rua.

couvert: In many restaurants bread, butter or small snacks arrive at the table without you asking, and they are added to the bill. If you don't want them, you can turn them down right away.
serviço: The bill usually includes a 10 % service charge, which is the waiter's tip, already added to the total. Check the slip before you leave more money.
dividir a conta: Among friends it is common to split the total equally. Many places will also separate the bill by person if you ask.
ao ponto: When you order meat, the waiter usually asks how you want it cooked. Ao ponto is in the middle, between rare and well done.

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How do you say waiter in Brazilian Portuguese?: You say garçom, which means a man who serves tables in a restaurant or bar. You can call him with "Você pode chamar o garçom para mim, por favor?"
What does chique mean in Portuguese?: Chique means elegant and fashionable. For example: "Esse lugar é chique demais para a gente."
How do you ask for a steak cooked medium in Portuguese?: You say "Eu vou querer o filé ao ponto, por favor." Filé is a boneless piece of meat or fish.

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