Lunch at a pay-by-weight restaurant in Portuguese
It's noon, you pick up a tray at the entrance, build your plate however you like, and carry it all to the scale.
The phrase
Você pega uma bandeja na entrada e monta seu prato.10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1bandeja/bɐ̃ˈdeʒɐ/
traynoun
A flat piece with a rim used to carry plates and cups.
- 2balança/baˈlɐ̃sɐ/
scalenoun
A device that shows how much something weighs.
- 3quilo/ˈkilu/
kilonoun
A unit of weight equal to a thousand grams.
- 4
feijãobeans
- 5
farofafarofa
- 6
talherutensil
- 7
caixacashier
- 8
pesarto weigh
- 9
servirto serve
- 10
escolherto choose
The sentences3 of 10
Você pega uma bandeja na entrada e monta seu prato.
You pick up a tray at the entrance and build your plate.
Você coloca o prato na balança antes de pagar no caixa.
You put your plate on the scale before paying at the register.
Você pode me dizer quanto custa o quilo aqui hoje?
Can you tell me how much the kilo costs here today?
Pronunciation
bandeja/bɐ̃ˈdeʒɐ/
The 'an' is nasal and the 'e' in the stressed syllable is closed, like the a in 'gate' without the glide.
balança/baˈlɐ̃sɐ/
The 'an' in the middle is nasal, the air goes out through the nose, and the stress falls on that syllable.
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- How do you say tray in Portuguese?
- Bandeja. You pick one up at the entrance and use it to carry your plate and cutlery.
- What do you say to ask the price per kilo?
- Você pode me dizer quanto custa o quilo aqui hoje? — can you tell me how much the kilo costs here today?
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