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European Portuguese | Practical Tips! How to Order Coffee! (Real-Life Dialogue at a Portuguese Cafe) -- Want to learn European Portuguese? Join me in a Lisbon coffee shop and learn key phrases and practical tips for ordering coffee like a local. Stay tuned for a dialogue between two native Portuguese speakers to practice your listening skills and perfect European Portuguese pronunciation! -- Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal at Selva cafe by Liz Sharma, a Portuguese teacher in Lisbon and founder of Talk the Streets
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@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Which type of coffee do you go for in a Portuguese café? (I'm terrible I only get tea... so British!!)

@AxeDharme 4 жыл бұрын

Queria um garoto, se faz favor! Pingado if I just want to kickback and relax. E os pastéis de nata because eu com fome 😁

@CarolCleggCoach 4 жыл бұрын

uma meia-de-leite - but I need to learn how to ask for a double shot of espresso :)

@hanasherwood9233 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Madeira and uma meia de leite is called "uma chinesa" here. Go figure!

@Atravessada 3 жыл бұрын

Um carioca!

@davecole2561 2 жыл бұрын

@@Atravessada O que é essa bebida?

@marygates2613 3 жыл бұрын

You are extremely helpful and I greatly appreciate these videos. I'm much older and haven't learned languages for 40+ yrs. You give great suggestions and tips.

@SirSidi Жыл бұрын

I like that - tudo bem? - tudo bem!? like she answers his first tudo bem question, with a tudo bem, which is an answer and a new question to him at the same time.

@duket.8598 3 жыл бұрын

The guest native speaker was awesome --- hearing the ordering. muittto obrigadu, ne. The "Se Faz Favor" is like a mumble sound [sorry natives] and I cannot understand/make it out, but I will replay a few times. na~o tinha ouvido isso hmmm.

@Atravessada 2 жыл бұрын

(rolled Rs everywhere 🙂) "Queria uma bica, se faz favor" -> krEE-a OO-ma bEE-ka, sfAHsh fa-VOR meia de leite -> MAY-a (not Maya!) d LAY-t garoto -> ga-RO-too duplo -> DOO-ploo café cheio -> ka-FE (E like in Emily) SHAY-oo galão -> ga-LAN-oo café pingado -> ka-FE pin-GAH-doo Ã and IN are nasal sounds in Portuguese. Ã sounds a little bit like AND when you pronounce it through the nose

@giadasacchi2736 3 жыл бұрын

Queria um Miguel, se faz favor!

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

🤣👏🏽

@duket.8598 3 жыл бұрын

jajajaja en Nos Estados Unidos, diriamos que voce estar com sede (*thirsty) jejejersrsrs

@crystaleldridge3988 10 ай бұрын

Oh my God. I could not keep up with your friend! I know they're not actually speaking faster than English speakers, but it sounds like they are!

@Jimmytwogunz Жыл бұрын

With dyslexia i find learning a new language very challenging and hard but I have faith that one day I'll be able to speak fluently and not be shy! Thank you for all your video as they help me a lot. Obirgado

@shahinmiha9950 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful your post .

@barakah08 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I work at starbucks but now i know how to help someone uf they speak portuguese!

@DJ-hf3qq 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much - I needed this lesson. Am practicing before I make that visit, and this was on my list of things to get in the bag. Walking into a hotel and ordering food are my next.

@kalinegss 2 жыл бұрын

Obrigada por este vídeo! Beijos e bom dia! 😄

@DJ-hf3qq 2 жыл бұрын

Gonna do this. Thanks. So got this down now.

@rebeccagutierrez1960 2 жыл бұрын

So in 3 weeks and I'll be ordering um cafe pingado in Lisbon. Soooo excited!!!

@adrianbroadbent7666 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Liz for directing me here! Very useful video and I will be using these next time I’m visiting my folks.

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Boa sorte!

@wonderfulherennow 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is so freakin' good! "É porreiro, pá!" ( In the words of Sr. Cavaco Silva) 😄

@davistodt3866 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video!

@TalktheStreets 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@shahid.jake7 4 жыл бұрын

Haha another cool video. Loved it and enormously helpful

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! stay tuned for more :)

@chirasakphetchompoo5236 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. This is really useful for us.

@TalktheStreets 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@ladlasheikh0 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this very helpful video ❤❤❤

@TalktheStreets 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@danver555 3 жыл бұрын

Im gonna watch all of your video from the start =) Thank you for doing this. This is a big help for me. I dont have a portuguese speaking friend and its difficult for me to start learning. Im afraid of engagements and to make mistakes. And now Im stuck for a year. This will help me. By starting to order coffee. Thank you so much!

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, good luck with it!! Don't be afraid of mistakes, I promise nothing back can happen from it, only learning which is what you want anyway!!

@aupadenis 3 жыл бұрын

Liz, your videos are really cool. i wish they'd existed when i was learning portuguese, but the internet wasn't even a dream in anyone's head back then

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Haha! So glad you like them!

@PlaidShirtX 3 жыл бұрын

I know this is an older video, but this is one of my favorite “series” that do! I’d love more videos like this one!

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, as soon as we are allowed out!

@PlaidShirtX 3 жыл бұрын

@@TalktheStreets é verdade! I almost forgot about that lol

@lucianalbuquerque 4 жыл бұрын

Muito bom! Eu não sabia esses termos em português de Portugal :)

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Obrigada, Luciana! Devemos fazer um vídeo sobre as diferenças entre PT BR e de PT algum dia ;)

@johnpickles974 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Espresso duplo is very similar to doppio in Italian.

@dinismantas7265 3 жыл бұрын

In Lisbon a café (expresso) is also called bica - "Uma bica, se faz favor" Nota: 9.80 por leite de aveia, uma fatia de bolo e uma tosta, fónix!

@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa 2 жыл бұрын

A bica tem açúcar, não?

@terrirojas2162 2 жыл бұрын

i thought a bica is a second run of water through the portafilter of already brewed espresso.

@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa 2 жыл бұрын

@@terrirojas2162 Actually "bica" means "beba isto com açúcar."

@terrirojas2162 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa so it's an acronym like STOP. Fixe.

@MarcioSilva-ssiillvvaa 2 жыл бұрын

@@terrirojas2162 Yes, Terri. although I'm not from Portugal, the source I learned this from IS Portuguese.

@awmeet9390 4 жыл бұрын

Please make this type of video mam.and thanks for helping uS.

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

i will as soon as I can film outside again!

@normanyeo1039 Жыл бұрын

This place looks like Selva Cafe! I was there recently for a comedy night they were hosting!

@TalktheStreets Жыл бұрын

Yep its Selva!

@Zeequencha 4 жыл бұрын

Just tried to order a pinado in Porto. In this particular cafe by the waterfront it is actually calked a 'pingo'. Doesn't taste anything like the delicious espresso I had elsewhere yesterday but at least I now know how to get a coffee with a little milk. Gonna be watching all your videos. Already I have learnt so much. I will tell others about your channel too. Thank you.

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Hey good for you! Glad the videos are helping. Are you living in Porto or just visiting?

@Zeequencha 4 жыл бұрын

@@TalktheStreets hi, I live in Oeiras near Lisbon. I teach in an international school. Summer holidays so visiting Porto for second time🙂

@adnansaeed6790 Жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏 Very good same like videos please

@Atravessada 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahha! Eu devo ser muito antiquada porque nunca pedi um americano na minha vida e ainda sou do tempo em que toda a gente dizia ananás e não abacaxi...

@Jimmytwogunz 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man I wish I could speak as will as that guy! So hard to learn ! But am Keep at it

@javifontalva7752 4 жыл бұрын

Na minha opinião o vídeo é óptima mas acho que tem muito inglês para o meu gosto, mesmo assim adorei. Obrigado

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Olá Javi, és capaz de gostar da outra série que faço junto com Easy Languages, só falamos português: kzfaq.info/sun/PLA5UIoabheFOK_Ipx_4zHyeSbImCiuKKJ

@stephaniewilliams9469 Жыл бұрын

I think that’s the point…..

@carolinamartinho4900 4 жыл бұрын

Eu só estou aqui para ver o vocabulário em inglês 😂

@StephenArcherEssexUK 2 жыл бұрын

We have dois cafés abartanado which is similar to an Americano

@Module79L 4 жыл бұрын

In Portugal we say expresso, not espresso (this is the italian word). When in Portugal... ; )

@mariiahrytsenko9567 Жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@helenwright9638 4 жыл бұрын

I need this video. Next up - custard tarts??

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Oh way ahead of ya - its here - put the English subtitles on! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5qVgLuSx6zHaHk.html

@lukecoleiro8737 2 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos..Is it preferable to use se faz favor instead of por favor or does it not matter?

@Laura-nk4xg 2 жыл бұрын

both mean the exact same thing, it doesnt matter which one you use. just say the one that comes out more naturally for you. from a native

@polyfiction 3 жыл бұрын

In the mornings I always drink uma meio-de-leite muito scura😊 and then I add- “pode ser só uma quarto-de-leite”😅 but I really miss just saying “flat white” and have my perfect coffee.

@polyfiction 3 жыл бұрын

And thank you for all the lessons! You’re the best teacher❤️

@miguelgomes5382 3 жыл бұрын

9,8 this is must expensive for a coffe, a piece of pie and a toast, i'm from portugal and this is very expensive in the max i would give 5€ for this in a local coffe. i had to work 2 hours just so i can pay this breakfast

@peterlovstrom4286 9 ай бұрын

So what would be a double shot. Pingado?- Would it be quero um pingado duplo 🤔 ☕️

@nasirraja-kg2du Жыл бұрын

Hallo guten morgen wie geht es dir. Du bist sehr sehr nett frau ❤

@mendybisk 2 жыл бұрын

What about regular drip coffee? Is that a thing in Portugal?

@davidstoeckl6439 Жыл бұрын

What kind of mic do you use?

@marygates2613 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if I'll ever be able to order a coffee, ordering not that bad. It's the other parts that are hard.

@unplannedsyntax 3 жыл бұрын

Adorei o " se faz favor"! No Brasil, usamos " por favor".

@ValterBorges2 3 жыл бұрын

Por Favor is also used in portugal

@JoseSilva_ 3 жыл бұрын

"faz favor" ou "faz o favor" também se usa no Brasil.

@RandomBloke007 Жыл бұрын

@@JoseSilva_ Sim, mas nunca dessa maneira.

@nigelogilvie9450 2 жыл бұрын

I notice that the man ordering coffee said se faz favor a lot. I have been told that in Spain you shouldn't say por favor when ordering as it sounds sarcastic. Have I understood this distinction (PT:ES) correctly?

@jaiar2 2 жыл бұрын

Good Video, but too fast. You’ d better slowly repeat those important and common situations. In general for me it’ s great, because I can improve my English and learn Portuguese. Very sympathetic way to present the lessons.

@peterbruce8039 2 жыл бұрын

I still don’t know how to order a plain black coffee

@radioeskaale15lattemu 8 ай бұрын

Hey, I am sorry to bomb you with a series of questions 😊 1. What if instead of queria I say “quero”. Would it be rude? 2. Is “por favor” interchangeable with “se faz favor” 3. What if I take 2 coffees? Is it “duas cafés “ or rather “o café, duas vezes”? Obrigado

@TalktheStreets 8 ай бұрын

Hi, no problem! 1. You can say "quero", but it does sound a bit more harsh. 2. Yes, you can use both and they have the exact same meaning. 3. "dois cafés por favor" I hope this helps!

@djdos83 3 жыл бұрын

what about cappuccino?

@12ze34 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, "coffee" is more asqued all over the contry as a "bica" or, in the North, a "cimbalino". Butt just Coffee is just fine.

@desanipt 3 жыл бұрын

People in the north just really ask for "café" (referring the simple expressos). "Cimbalino" is not really THAT used and, when used, it is more to refer to coffee taken from those big expresso coffee machines (like the ones from Cimbali machines, the Italian brand).

@nunolisboa6919 3 жыл бұрын

@@desanipt exactly, "cimbalino" is used more in the Porto area than anywhere else in the north and it was used more in the past than now

@pedrob3953 2 жыл бұрын

"Café" works fine if you're not a local.

@gtxchufxvj 2 жыл бұрын

cool... but what happened to a "Bica" ? heard a lot in Lisbon.

@monam7886 Жыл бұрын

So americano would be café duplo?? How about large cup of Americano?? 🥺

@TheLILCJ15 3 жыл бұрын

espresso for 1.30? where is that? I have not seen espresso in Portugal more expensive than 0.70 cents.

@awnateixeira8919 Жыл бұрын

I know this is an older video so people might not see my question. But how do you order a large decaf coffee?

@TalktheStreets Жыл бұрын

Um descafeinado grande!

@davidstoeckl6439 Жыл бұрын

Is there decaf coffee in portugal at the coffee shops?

@TalktheStreets Жыл бұрын

yes!! "descafeinado"

@gloraroig 2 ай бұрын

a pslvra bica aindaé usafa?

@MichaelTavares 4 жыл бұрын

So if you wanted a proper flat white you could ask “queria uma meia-de-leite duplo se faz favor” would that work?

@MichaelTavares 4 жыл бұрын

I’ll take that heart to be a yes? That would get me a flat white with the proper double shot? When my wife and I were in Portugal in 2016 and 2019, trying to get a proper flat white (we are Kiwis) was a tricky conversation!

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTavares Sorry for not replying Michael! Yes, that's what Ana told me. If they don't understand flat white (lots of places will now) you can ask for meia-de-leite com café duplo!

@WitsEnds 3 жыл бұрын

wtf i've been asking for "cafe com leite" for a white coffee, is that wrong?

@RandomBloke007 Жыл бұрын

"Se faz favor" sounds so weird to my Brazilian ears... We would always use "por favor".

@sgian1189 3 жыл бұрын

I was told abacaxi is brazilian, European portuguese is using ananas - here in algarve - is lisbon different?

@TalktheStreets 3 жыл бұрын

No you are right! Both words can be used but in Brazil abacaxi is more common

@joanabras1848 3 жыл бұрын

We use abacaxi and ananás for different varieties of pineapple in some regions of Portugal. You will see both names at supermarkets if it's the right season.

@aico564 3 жыл бұрын

To be more detailed we use both in portugal.. abacaxi is more sweet, leafs are different! thought portuguese tend to generalise to ananas word and brasil more towards abacaxi ! ananás comes from the scientific name ! it is also used in german !

@sushantneupane4428 4 жыл бұрын

It’s green smoothie or verde smoothie???

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

Lots of places will have some english words so yes on the menu these guys put green smoothie :)

@juliaisabella3000 4 жыл бұрын

What does se faz mean in that context?

@TalktheStreets 4 жыл бұрын

se faz favor = please! Literally means, if you do the favour.

@maanvol 3 жыл бұрын

"Se faz" "If you, do" "Se faz, favor" "If you please, to do so" "Se fizer, como eu faço." "If you do, like I do."

@ValterBorges2 3 жыл бұрын

se faz favor = if you will do me a favor

@alexandregomezz 3 жыл бұрын

in 3:28 dont european portugese people say ananas instead of abacaxi ??

@NeoZeta 3 жыл бұрын

Abacaxi and Ananas are slightly different.

@JoseSilva_ 3 жыл бұрын

Se eu estivesse em Portugal iria pedir com meu português do Brasil mesmo "gostaria de uma café expresso". Aposto que eles entenderiam bem. Mas claro, o vídeo é para falantes de inglês aprenderem, tem que ser segundo a norma.

@waimanhong775 2 жыл бұрын

what is “um americano” ? is it a kind of cafè?

@bidibibip Жыл бұрын

Hi there! An Americano is a shot of espresso with hot water to make a bigger cup of black coffee.

@waimanhong775 Жыл бұрын

@@bidibibip Thank you very much

@bidibibip Жыл бұрын

@@waimanhong775 De nada :)

@user-xi2wu4hu4z Жыл бұрын

So, the only name of coffee I've heard is "bica" and it's not even mentioned here((

@TalktheStreets Жыл бұрын

bica = café, in the Lisbon area! in Porto some call it cimbalino.

@mdjamilurrahman7848 3 жыл бұрын

Café curto???? Is that a kind of espresso???

@miguellemos4669 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Ristretto

@DeepTitanic 3 жыл бұрын

The part this video is missing is where the Barrista (who's mouth you can't see due a surgical mask) decides to speak to you in perfect English thereby completing your daily pre breakfast humiliation routine

@markbr5898 3 жыл бұрын

This arrived today. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sKuVgq93krabmZc.html&ab_channel=SteveKaufmann-lingosteve Deals exactly with your point. Starts around 4:20.

@ColinSmith2001 3 жыл бұрын

But as you improve, some day in the future they will pause, tilt their head, shrug and reply in Portuguese, and it will all be worth it ;-)

@DeepTitanic 3 жыл бұрын

@@ColinSmith2001 I've been learning for 9 months now so no problem now!