How do you ask for the bill in Portuguese?

You say 'Pode trazer a conta, por favor?', using the word conta for the bill.

Asking for the bill in Portuguese

You finish dinner, look at the table full of empty plates, and raise your hand to call the waiter.

Pode trazer a conta, por favor?

Could you bring the bill, please?

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conta/ˈkõtɐ/
billnoun
Piece of paper that shows how much you need to pay for what you had.
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garçom/ɡaʁˈsõ/Also said ɡaɾˈsõ.
waiternoun
Man who serves the tables in a restaurant or bar.
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comanda/koˈmɐ̃dɐ/
tabnoun
Piece of paper where the restaurant writes down everything the customer ordered.
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gorjetatip
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cartãocard
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trocochange
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dividirto split
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pagarto pay
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conferirto check
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satisfeitosatisfied

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Pode trazer a conta, por favor?
Could you bring the bill, please?
O garçom já anotou tudo o que pedimos.
The waiter already wrote down everything we ordered.
Você pode conferir a comanda antes de fechar?
Can you check the tab before we close it out?

garçom/ɡaʁˈsõ/
The ç sounds like s, and the final -om is nasal, without closing your lips; the stress falls on that last syllable.
comanda/koˈmɐ̃dɐ/
The 'an' in the middle is nasal, and that's where the stress of the word falls.

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How do you ask for the bill in Portuguese?: You say 'Pode trazer a conta, por favor?', using the word conta for the bill.

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