🍽️ Japanese Eating Out Vocabulary No restaurante
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Eating Out scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- cardápio /kaʁˈdapiu/ A1menuO garçom trouxe o cardápio assim que sentamos.The waiter brought the menu as soon as we sat down.
- gorjeta /goʁˈʒetɐ/ A1tip, gratuity · hard g; j=[ʒ]Deixamos uma gorjeta generosa pelo bom atendimento.We left a generous tip for the good service.
- sobremesa /sobɾeˈmezɐ/ A1dessert · intervoc. s=[z]De sobremesa, pedimos um pudim para dividir.For dessert, we ordered a pudding to share.
- entrada /ẽˈtɾadɐ/ A1starter, appetizer; entrance; ticket · nasal [ẽ]Como entrada, o restaurante serve pão com patê.As a starter, the restaurant serves bread with pâté.
- refeição /ʁefejˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1meal · ei diphthong; ç=[s]; final nasal [ɐ̃w̃]O almoço é a refeição mais forte do dia aqui.Lunch is the heaviest meal of the day here.
- lanche /ˈlɐ̃ʃi/ A1snack, light meal; (BR) sandwich · nasal [ɐ̃]; ch=[ʃ]À tarde, paro para um lanche rápido na esquina.In the afternoon, I stop for a quick snack at the corner.
- petisco /peˈtʃisku/ A1appetizer, finger food, bar snack · ti→[tʃi]Pedimos um petisco para acompanhar a cerveja.We ordered a bar snack to go with the beer.
- guarnição /gwaʁniˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1side dish; garnish · gu=[gw] hard g; ç=[s]; final nasalO prato vem com arroz e uma guarnição de legumes.The dish comes with rice and a side of vegetables.
- rodízio /ʁoˈdʒiziu/ A1all-you-can-eat (rotation service) · di→[dʒ]; intervoc. zNo rodízio de pizza, os garçons não param de passar.At the all-you-can-eat pizza place, the waiters keep coming.
- marmita /maʁˈmitɐ/ A1packed lunch, lunchbox mealLevo marmita para o trabalho quase todo dia.I bring a packed lunch to work almost every day.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese eating out words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 10. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.