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Portuguese at the restaurant vocabulary

Essential Portuguese vocabulary for at the restaurant — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core Portuguese words for restaurants.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • mesa
    ME-za
    table
  • cadeira
    ka-DEI-ra
    chair
  • ementa
    e-MEN-ta
    menu
  • água
    A-gwa
    water
  • copo
    KO-pu
    glass
  • empregado de mesa
    em-pre-GA-duu dee ME-za
    waiter
  • restaurante
    rɛʃ-taw-RÃ-tɨ
    restaurant
  • olá
    o-LA
    hello
  • por favor
    pur fa-VOR
    please
  • obrigado/a
    o-bri-GA-du/a
    thank you
  • sumo
    SU-mu
    juice
  • leite
    LEI-tɨ
    milk
  • bebida
    be-BI-da
    drink
  • gelo
    ZHE-lu
    ice
  • copo de vinho
    KO-pu dee VI-nju
    wine glass
  • limonada
    li-mo-NA-da
    lemonade
  • refrigerante
    re-fri-zhe-RÃ-tɨ
    soda
  • chá
    SHA
    tea
  • frio
    FRI-u
    cold
  • quente
    KẼ-tɨ
    hot
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