@@TalktheStreets Fantastic video on Coimbra! If I can ever motivate my five-year-old to learn Received Pronunciation, I will refer him to Janz’s accent.
I love these real-life-situation videos, makes learning much less abstract, and the dialogues at the end are a pleasure to watch, or a bit depressing, depending on how much I managed to understand... ;) Many thanks!
I love these videos, they're so interesting and useful.! But for my part, I think the camera moves a little bit too much in this clip and it's distracting me from the content.
@@deborahfigueiredo8731 Agree, agree, agree. The camera is an active participant in any film or video. These moves are like the POV of a squirming 7 year-old.
Hello Liz i have finally suscribed to your channel. i found your videos most helpful. so i strayed this way so that i could have much access to your wonderful videos. thank you and keep it up. boa noite
Woohoo! So glad I'll be doing just this in Portugal in 3 more weeks. It'll be my first time in the country. In the meantime greetings from sunny Puerto Rico.
Not sure that "Posso ter uma mesa para duas pessoas?" - is correct, I have never heard this used in all the years I have lived here. It reminds me of the English':- "Can I get a table for two?'" (eek) "Tem uma mesa?" seems much easier and more correct in my view.
You're right. We say most commonly: ''Queria uma mesa para duas pessoas''. ''Posso ter uma mesa para duas pessoas'' is really NOT correct and not used. This is the literal translation from english. ;)
I love these lessons. I do feel that there needs to be more repetition of everything. I keep going back to hear things a 2nd or 3rd time. So, I wish every new word, phrase or idea was repeated a couple of times. Thanks for the great content and lessons! Que Giro!!
Boa dia! Muito bom vídeo! Yes I was in French Quebec once and I didn't recognize anything on the menu. All I could do was point. Thanks for showing us what to do in a Portuguese restaurant.
Liz’s videos are always so good as she always manages to answer the questions you always have about trying to get the most out of your time in Portugal with the least fuss. Straight in there with everything you need to know. A great way of getting conversational in practical day to day living skills. Beijinhos Liz, adoro esse vídeo. Muito obrigada.
Gobsmacked that I understood everything the owner said! Then the guy in the hat with the tats shows up and all I got was "salad" and maybe "allergies." Great job Liz! Is there a gofundme page to buy the photographer a tripod?
One recommendation, in the final conversation “putting it into practice” it would be great to have BOTH portuguese and English subtitles bc with the Portuguese subs we can not only learn new words but also fully understand how a local phrases their sentences in the situation. As we know, how you learn a language isn’t exactly how it’s spoken day-to-day. Great content! Thank you 🙏
Here you go! -Boa tarde, é a primeira vez aqui no restaurante? -Sim senhora. -Então seja bem vindo. -Obrigado. -Hoje temos arroz de pato e temos um especial do dia, que são lulas recheadas -Ok, ok. Gostava de saber um bocadinho o que é que contém o arroz de pato, se vem alguma coisa a acompanhar, se é só o arroz e o pato, ou se vem alguma salada.... -Não, o arroz de pato é só o arroz de pato, mandámos ao forno e é só. Depois pode pedir uma salada para acompanhar, se quiser. -Ok, ok. Eu, por exemplo, sou alérgico a nozes e a esse tipo de coisas, como amendoins, amêndoas. Não contém nada disso? -O prato não contém amendoins nem amêndoas. -Então pode ser um arroz de pato e uma Imperial (cerveja) para começar. Se tiver um bocadinho de pão, azeitonas... -Trago, sim senhora. -Obrigado.
It’s a great video, super helpful, but my Portuguese is still very elementary and I could barely understand the dialogue between the locals at the end.
Hey Liz! I'm from Northern Ireland and i've just started to learn European Portuguese :) Do you have any resources or advice on a structure for learning the language? I am looking over basic/day to day phrases and vocabulary at the minute but unsure how best to spend my time, e.g. when to focus on verbs, etc. Thanks and love the videos!!
As a Brazilian native speaker and teacher, I'd suggest you don't focus too hard on finding a perfect structure model. Portuguese is a language of many small moving parts, and trying to get everything right beforehand may instead become a quick burnout experience. Just get enough to start communicating successfully - which means understanding and being understood, not avoiding flaws! - and go from there. Small grammar wrinkles and pronunciation quirks will naturally start showing up, and you'll be getting them organically fixed as your other pertinent skills also grow (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, conjugation...).
This was super helpful, more like this please. One comment is that we found the camera movements too unsettling. I know you are trying to make it more dynamic and realistic but you can see the focus dropping off every so often. Otherwise, brilliant video thanks so much.
That was a nice practical video, Liz, and Ze seems like a cool guy; I wish him all the best with his tasca. Tasca is a bit more informal than a restaurant, is that correct? Maybe you could clear up a few questions I have about dining in Portugal. Why is it that in Portugal salt and pepper are rarely, if ever, placed on the table, and as someone who likes both, I always have to ask for them; and what is the story with the "couverts"; do you just not touch them if they are there, or are you charged for every single item you eat? There's also an expression I'm trying to remember, you say it if the fish is a bit off, something like "O Atum pique", Would you know what this is? Muito obrigado e bejinhos, Martin
Hello Martin, old comment but I'll indulge anyway. Yes, a tasca is a more informal kind of restaurant, usually more inclined to serve snacks and resembles more of a kind of pub. Salt and pepper are present in a few restaurant tables, although not common, the main reason could be that the Chef should be the one seasoning the dish, it's not disrespectful to add salt or pepper but people usually tend not to, if you're asking for a salad or eating fresh cheese as an entreé, then a cruet usually comes with it. As for the couverts, it's an annoying habit we have in Portugal, although not requested, it will be charged if you eat them! We tried to introduce a law that anything put on the table but not specifically ordered by the client, could not be charged but needless to say, there was a huge backlash from the commerce and ended up being removed. As for the expression you're trying to convey about the fish, I'm not really sure what it is, so I can't really help you on that one.
Great dialogue and I love the restaurant owner’s energy and vibe. He seems so genuine and like he really cares about his customers. Great job Liz to you too!
"posso TRUcar arroz por batatas?" HAHAHAHAHAHA no Brazil tem um jogo de cartas muito comum, é o TRUCO. onde se realiza o ato de TRUCAR. hahahahaha não consigo assistir isso sem rir.
Hi Liz! I'm a Portuguese beginner and this video helped me a lot. My Portuguese course teaches me to say "pode dar-nos . . . por favor" or "pode dar-me . . . por favor" when ordering food. Is that correct? And how would I ask for takeout - or is it much more common to eat at the restaurant in Portugal? I don't want to be impolite. Thank you so much! Also, would love a video on social etiquette in Portugal! :)
Oh this was soooo easy…..🙄. This is the major reason I’ve never traveled to Europe. My inadequacy with language and culture. (Un)fortunately, I’m going to Lisbon and since that trip is short (but mostly paid for by others), I’m adding my bucket list….Normandy. I should be excited but I am actually sort of dreading showing up like the typical idiot American tourist. Oh well, WTF.
what a wonderful video, great work! just a question: when you said "obrigada" to Zé, he said something like "obrigado nos" or "obrigado a nos"? what is that exactly? thank you so much!
He said "Obrigado nós" and it's a way to say "no, no. Thank *you*. More literally, it could be "no, no, it's us who should be thanking you", but, you get the gist, yeah? :)
Lol it’s so funny looking at how it’s written in portugués 2:56 (what would you recommend?). Because in Spanish depending on the placement and how you say it. It can be like 3 words 😂🤣.
Everything is pretty much understandable with the owner at the beginning. And I could catch just a few words at the final one with the local😂. And his mask kills reading lips
I'm going to Porto next week and definitely gonna use your videos as my compass! Which is more polite when ordering: 'Quero' or 'Posso ter' or are both ok? Obrigado!
I wouldn't recommend saying "Posso ter uma mesa?". Sugiro "(Queria/Queríamos uma) mesa para dois, por favor"/"Tem mesa para dois?" Outras sugestões : "O que é que recomenda?" , "Queria a conta, por favor". Keep up the good work, Liz!
Am totally new subscriber and really love the content Liz! Will be in Portugal in October and want to explore moving there, hence need to learn the language Thank you so much!
Hello from Germany, hearing native speakers is great! I am a very beginner, so it would have helped me if you would have maybe repeated theses sentences more slowly with the words on the screen. Will dive into your other videos now, thank you so much!
Oh I stand corrected! My original answer was: I don't think he is, it's more of a "hangover" syllable from the way he pronounces his "r". It's like an "uh" that can almost sound like an "a". But apparently you can say “sim senhora” as more of an exclamation and it doesn’t matter who you are talking to!
This is a great question and the answer doesn't make sense even for native speakers, like myself. The fact is that "sim senhora" can be used both towards men and women when you want to jovially confirm something (even though "senhora" is female). It's not a formal expression, it's very colloquial, but very much used. An important thing is the tone, which should be jovial, as I said, because otherwise the male listener could interpret that he's being addressed as a woman. It's very hard to explain to a non-native...
@@jeremygman2710 Definitely not. "Obrigado" is always said by men, "obrigada" by women. Of course, some people may use it wrongly (like in other things), but it's a big mistake. Don't do it, it will sound really wrong to almost everyone. You can easily see how this is wrong if you know the root of the word. "Obrigado" literally means "obliged". The original expression was something like "I'm obliged to repay you", when someone did something good to you. This was later shortened to "I'm obliged" and then simply "obliged" (or "obrigado/a"). Because the gender of the verb "obrigar" ("obrigado" is the past participle of "obrigar") must match the gender of the subject, it's quite obvious that if you're a man, you must use the male form of the verb.
O que tem este prato ? (PT) - O que e prato tem ? - O que esse prato e feito ? (BR) Qual e a sua recomendacao ? (BR) vcs tem algo especial ? (BR) Poderia trocar arroz por batatas ? (BR) vc pode me trazer marionese ? (BR) vc pode me trazer a conta, por favor? (BR)
I love these kind of dialogues with natives speaking at a normal speed. But as a total beginner, I had to repeat the videos several times with both English and Portuguese subtitles and I still couldn’t hear few words
Hi, I'm a bit puzzled. The dictionary 'tells' me that menu is also Cardapio and Ementa. So which one the the right term to use in a restaruant and what is the meaning of the other two "menues" - Cardapio and Ementa ? and when will I use them? Thanks much for any explanation.
Hi there :). Cardapio is Brazilian Portuguese, while "menu" is Portuguese Portuguese. Hope this helps. Edit:I have learned that Ementa is the standard Portuguese word for menu, but menu will be understood just as well. So, Cardapio is BR-PT whereas ementa is PT-PT.
um outra razão para ler o cardápio em pertuguês é que em algumas restaurantes cobram mais se pedes em inglês, e as restaurantes mais tradicionais e autênticos não têm sempre um cardápio em inglês
I really enjoyed this one and the other video with Ze just talking about his restaurante. I saved both to watch more times. We'll be staying in Alfama for a few days in early July, less than a half hour walk from O Velho Eurico. Muito obrigado. I also noticed his menu is in both Portuguese and English. Prices look very affordable as well.
