Prepare
At a café, a customer orders a drink and food. First listen for the items. Then listen for the question about size. Work with the first part of the dialogue.
Listen
Practice Portuguese: Um Queque e Um Sumo ↗
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Listen once for the main idea. Replay the relevant passage. Answer before you open the explanations. An approximate session time is 10–15 minutes.
Check your understanding
1. What drink does Lucas ask for, and what size?
Show answer and explanation
A large apple juice. He asks for sumo de maçã and answers grande when asked the size.
2. What does he ask for after the drink?
Show answer and explanation
A muffin, um queque. The server then asks whether it is to take away; the question itself does not confirm his answer.
Vocabulary and listening notes
Sumo is a common Portugal word for juice; suco is common in Brazil. Queria can make a polite request. Unstressed vowels may be less prominent in European Portuguese; do not expect every written vowel to be equally clear.
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Jibber Jabber. "Understand a café order in Portugal." Comprehensible Input Portuguese, updated 2026-11-09. https://comprehensibleinputportuguese.com/lessons/portugal-cafe/