O que é que acha sobre o uso do imperativo nos cafés e restaurantes? Na minha língua, usam-se as mesmas formas, então, cá para mim, não é nada mal educado, mas muitos até têm medo de usar o imperativo...

@@portuguesewithmaria Considero o uso do imperativo como algo perfeitamente normal e até comum. Na minha sincera opinião não é rude. Apenas se tornará rude se a própria pessoa falar de uma forma áspera ou pouco amigável.

Great, thank you so much for the feedback, Irina! :)

That's great! Thanks for the feedback and the best of luck with your studies! :)

It helps your Portuguese teacher, real or imaginary, in my case real, sets you homework of only speaking in Portuguese. I took up her suggestion with enthusiasm, getting her to agree that, in my case, the homework, should never finish. Even if they insist upon practicing their English with you, carry on in Portuguese. Allow them and yourself to use Google Translate or whatever other translation app you use, on your phone for anything you're not sure about, but keep sticking to your homework! Write down and save copies of your new words and phrases as you go. I'm an immigrant in Portugal, but have found this to be helpful as a tactic in Portuguese and in other languages I've learnt (Greek, Italian, French, Spanish (and even tiny smatterings of German and Serbian). You could also target Portuguese cafés and community centres for your homework when not on holiday, saying it's your homework!

Oh, that's fine.. If he spoke that fast, it means that you spoke some good Portuguese and you gave him a reason to speak that fast. So, congrats on that! :D OK, that's a good topic, we can talk about it, too. Thanks! :)

"meia-de-leite to go" I never seen my padaria serving meias-de-leite even less to go (takeaway????) there aren't even chairs to sit down. There is a company called "Padaria Portuguesa" but that's more like a Café/pastelaria, I didn't know you could takeaway liquids.

@@lxportugal9343 Ah well I might have left out a minor detail about the establishment where I got my meia-de-leite. It was, as you pointed out "Padaria Portuguesa" in Foz De Douro, Porto. I did have trouble getting a takeaway coffee at an unassuming cafe deep in the heart of Alfama but I took that as an opportunity to have a sit down cafe surrounded by history.

@@adrianwhyatt1425 how come your spoken English is so perfect? Are you Portuguese?

Thank you for the feedback, I'm happy to hear you found it useful. :)

That was exactly my idea with this video. There are always many ways of saying the same thing, and even though I always advocate for structured learning, it can also be limiting if we accept it as the only possible thing we can say.

I understand, I see your point, but there are many who complain about it. :)

Thanks for watching!

Thank you too! Greetings from Serbia!

Obrigada, eu, Vidal! Se eu soubesse, fazia-o em espanhol também com muita vontade... :)

Thank you for watching and the best of luck!

A lot of accumulated passive vocabulary. The only way to fix it is to go out and put in practice. Don't think about the mistakes, just rest assured that you are capable of expressing everything you want. If you make some mistakes today, it will be better tomorrow. There's no other way to become fluent. Also, practice speaking on your own at home, or at least, read out loud. That helps up overcome the fear of hearing our voice in another language.

@@portuguesewithmaria This is amazing advice and resonated with me. Obrigada, Maria!

You're very welcome, Ana! :)

You're welcome 😊

Thank you so much 🙂

Obrigada, eu.

My pleasure, TaQi! :)

More to come, and thank you for the comment!!

Great, do that! Keep practicing and the best of luck! :)

You're welcome 😊

Obrigada eu, Raj! :)

Thank you, I will but not always because if I did it, then, many others would complain... It's a never ending battle between monolingual VS bilingual videos.

You're welcome 😊

Glad it was helpful, Amanda, thank you so much for your kind words, and yes, I do teach Serbian, as well! :)

@@portuguesewithmaria you’re impressive

Thank you so much!

Thank you! 😃

Oh, great, I don't speak Spanish, so I didn't know that, but that's a great aid to Spanish speakers then.

Obrigada, eu! :)

Obrigada, eu, Michael! :)

Obrigada, eu!

I'm glad you found it useful, Raja! 🌻

Obrigada, eu, Sahar! :)

Хвала много :) Пиши ми слободно на мејл portuguescommaria@gmail.com ако има нешто што би желела да снимим. :)

Oops! I mean Obrigado #Typo

Obrigada, eu!

My pleasure 😊

Você faz aulas online?Eu quero aprender português,🙏Do you take online classes? I want to learn Portuguese

Obrigada, eu, Liliana! :)

Mike, eu sonho sempre em grande. 🌠🌠🌠50K 😅 hahahaha Agradeço imenso o seu apoio. 🤗

ótimo, fico feliz em ouvir isso! :)

Well, if you're interested in 1:1 classes with me, you can reach out at portuguescommaria@gmail.com I will be making more free videos, for sure, but I don't know if I will ever make a whole free course KZfaq because you need to practice speaking to be able to become fluent and that-s very difficult in this one-direction communication. :)

Hahaha, não conheço essas expressões, para ser cincera. Não se usam em Portugal.

​@@portuguesewithmaria Olá Maria, muito grato pelo seu trabalho em ensinar a minha língua. Não leve a mal, mas, não se escreve »cincera», o correcto é «sincera».

@@luisnevada Obrigada, não vi isso. :)

It's always welcome, but not obligatory. Normally, you would just round up the bill, so we're talking cents. It also depends on the bill. The higher the bill, it's common to leave a bit more. The waiters' wage does not depend on the tip, that's something extra they receive, and it's nice to leave a little something. If you want to say- keep the change that's: "isso é para si"- that is for you (literally).

sim, mas isso depende muito de região também.

a sure thing! You can find it on the "about"page as well. Just copy it. portuguescommaria@gmail.com

Tenho de fazer os dois. Obviamente, este modelo resultou muito melhor do que os vídeos falados só em português.

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Hi, you're welcome. You say "Fique com o troco."

Muito obrigado Maria 😊

"bica" is black short coffee, and that word is used in Lisbon, there are many different kinds of coffees and regional names for them, so be aware of that. I don't know what you meant by "what to expect if it's lunch or dinner?" ? You can tip, there's no fixed amount, it's always welcome, but it's not obligatory. You would normally circle the amount up.

Sorry, I meant what standard phrases to expect if you sit down to eat. In the States you are asked "What would you like to drink" before you order food. Then the standard phrase would be "Have you decided". Also in the States you wait for a hostess to be seated. Or let's say you are in a fast food place. You will hear "for here or to go"? What's the equivalent in Portuguese? Thank you @@portuguesewithmaria

Obrigada pelo comentário, Jean!

Hi, I'm not sure about that... I'm not Portuguese and I when I go to Portugal I pay everything with a foreign debit card.

No, that's the same.

Honestly, I think there's no strict line. It's all about the right tone and facial expressions that make the whole difference if TU is a disrespectful TU or just a colloquial, familiar communication.

@@portuguesewithmaria Thanks! In any case, I will smile and will probably speak super softly, since I'm not a confident, fluent speaker! 😂

@@sarahnd Smile is enough for people to read the good intentions. If I were that guy, it would be completely natural and normal to me for others to tell me TU. Nothing to be offended by...

Queria / era/ é um café duplo.

dois cafés

sure! ***dê-me...

@@portuguesewithmaria wow thanks for the reply :)

Hi, no... That sounds like you're asking for someone's permission to have a coffee. :) BUT... you may have heard "pode ser um café" which is correct, but you confused it with "posso ter"

Muito obrigada 😀 your videos are helping a lot to mean a lot . It's hard on the streets once you start living in Portugal. I am starting school soon I hope it helps for the learning process.

@@singh3100 Just persist, it's the same with every new language we learn, Portuguese is no difference... 😊

I do, you can reach out at portuguescommaria@gmail.com

@@portuguesewithmaria ok i send you now email..thanks you

empregado de mesa

@@portuguesewithmaria Obrigado madam

I'll try, thank you for the suggestion

Hi, thank you for your feedback. I'll do my best. In the meantime, you can also slow it down in the video settings. :)

Obrigada, Ly!

You shouldn't be translating literally from English into Portuguese, they belong to different language families.

You can use "quero" to express what you want. So, let's say you're talking to your friends about you want to eat, you can say- eu quero comer carne / bife / um café, etc... But you use "queria/era/é" to order.

انا من متابع ليكي جدا شكرا علي طريقه الشرح انا اعرف انجليزي قليل ولاكن منك بحاول اتعلم انجليزي وبرتغالي شكرا 🙏🏻 😊

That video has been on the video list since I started the channel

@@portuguesewithmaria Not preposition 'A' but pronounciation of 'a' I mean where it is short, long and reduced

@@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge " *of 'a' I mean where it is short, long and reduced* " If there isn't a diacritic Á ou À or à , or a silent consonant after like C... you have to memorize it.

@@lxportugal9343 I want their pronounciation I mean the difference between À and Á pronounciation

@@Yohann_Rechter_De-Farge À and Á have the same pronunciation, it's an open vowel a+a= à (open) a+aquele= àquele (open) átor = actor (open) (the last language reform took some of these silent C's, which is a mistake in my opinion)

Hi, I'm sorry, I know nothing about Dutch phonetics so I can't follow your comment either. That's actually why I always insist on the IPA as it's internationally accepted. The only thing I tell for sure is that 18 is never reduced to /zoit/ but /dzojtu/ if you want to shorten it as much as possible. The same with 17... I can't follow your pronunciation because you're referring to your native language, but it is for sure not reduced to /zasete/, it's /dzaset/

@@portuguesewithmaria Thank you. I’ll discuss it with a my Portugese friend who teaches me. He studied Portugese and lived in Lisbon for two years. I understand it’s difficult to explain it because of the difference between Dutch and Portugese. I appreciate your reply. I’ll figure it out. I listen to your videos every day so I’ll get used to the Portugese nasal sound.. I hope I’ll be able to speak some Portugese when I visit your country next winter.

@@HettiedeKorteDiplomaat My country is Serbia. :) Regarding the pronunciation, I would suggest you to focus on learning the IPA, use infopedia.pt, you will always be able to see the phonetic transcription and they also started adding the audio to some words. However, what you're talking about are some extreme examples of reductions that you cannot find in dictionaries, but there are very clear rules about all that.

@@portuguesewithmaria Thank you so much.

Хвала на коментару али ништа нисам разумела, као што верујем ни ви не разумнете када ја пишем на мом матерњем језику, српском. :D

Thank you, but I prefer you said you found the video useful, lol.

@@portuguesewithmaria yes all your video are very useful. You are good teacher...I'm Sami from Tunisia .💘

@@SamicreatMuito prazer, Sami, seja bem-vindo! (Nice to meet you, Sami, welcome)

@@portuguesewithmaria 💘

Honestly, I've never heard of that word in Lisbon, in a coffee context, lol. One of my learners from Madeira told me they use that word there...

Hi, thank you for your feedback. It's a never ending battle between those who want to have videos in Portuguese and translations in English and the others who want to have the videos done in English. One video can't please everyone, unfortunately. Back in the days, I asked you all a question in the Community tab what you prefer and almost everyone voted for the videos in Portuguese with the translation in English. That's why I decided to stick to it.

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