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Portuguese Restaurant Dialogues

Beverages Condiments Fruits and Vegetables
English Phrase   Translation and Pronunciation (P)
artificial sweetener    adoçante
  P  ah-doh-sahn-tchee
butter    manteiga
  P  mahn-tehee-gah

honey

   mel
  P  mehl
jelly/jam    geleia
  P  zheh-lehee-ah
ketchup    catchup
  P  keh-shoh-pee
mayonnaise    mayonnaise
  P  mah-yoh-nehee-zeh
mustard    mostarda
  P  mohs-tahr-dah
salad dressing    molho
  P  mohl-yoh
sugar    açucar
  P  ah-soo-kahr
wasabi    raiz forte
  P  hah-eez fohr-tchee
Beverages    Bebidas
beer    cerveja
  P  cehr-vah-zhah
cachaça    cachaça
  P  kah-shah-sah
coffee    cafe'
  P  cah-feh
coke    coca
  P  koh-kah
draft beer    chopp
  P  shohp-peh
juice    suco
  P  soo-koh
lemonade    limonada
  P  lee-moh-nah-dah
milk    leite
  P  lehy-tchee
mineral water - with gas/without    agua mineral com gas/sem
  P  ah-goo-ah mee-neh-rahl cohn gahees/sehm
rum    rum
  P  hoom
soft drinks    refrigerantes
  P  heh-free-ghe-rahn-tchees
tea    cha
  P  shah
vodka    vodka
  P  voh-dgee-kah
water    agua
  P  ah-goo-ah
whiskey    
     
wine    vinho
  P  veen-yoh
Fruits    Frutas
apple    maça
  P  mah-sah
avocado    abacate
  P  ah-bah-kah-tchee
banana    banana
  P  bah-nah-nah
coconut    coco
  P  koh-koh
grape    uva
  P  oo-vah
guava    goiaba
  P  gohee-ah-bah
lemon    limão
  P  lee-mahoh
lime    limão verde
  P  lee-mahoh vehr-dgee
mango    manga
  P  mahn-gah
orange    laranja
  P  lah-rahn-zhah
papaya    mamão
  P  mah-mahoh
passion fruit    maracuja'
  P  mah-rah-koo-zhah
peach    pessego
  P  pehs-seh-goh
pineapple    abacaxi
  P  ah-bah-kah-shee
raspberry    framboesa
  P  frahm-boh-eh-zah
strawberry    morango
  P  moh-rahn-goh
tangerine    tangerina
  P  tahn-ghe-ree-nah
watermelon    melancia
  P  meh-lahn-see-ah
Vegetables    Verduras
  P  vehr-doo-rahs
asparagus    espargos
  P  es-pahr-gohs
beans    legumes
  P  leh-goo-mehs
beats    beterraba
  P  beh-tehr-hah-bah
broccoli    broccolis
  P  brohk-koh-lehs
cabbage    couve/repolho
  P  cohoo-veh/heh-pohl-yoh
carrot    cenoura
  P  ceh-nohoo-rah
cauliflower    couve-flor
  P  cohoo-veh flohr
celery    aipo
  P  ahee-poh
corn    milho
  P  meel-yoh
cucumber    pepino
  P  peh-pee-noh
eggplant    beringela
  P  beh-reen-gheh-lah
garlic    alho
  P  ahl-yoh
ginger    gengibre
  P  ghen-gee-breh
lettuce    folhas
  P  fohl-yahs
onion    cebola
  P  ceh-boh-lah
orka    quiabo
  P  keeh-ah-boh
peas    ervilhas
  P  ehr-veel-yahs
potato/mashed    batata/pure
  P  bah-tah-tah/poo-reh
spinach    espinafre
  P  es-pee-nah-freh
squash    abobora
  P  ah-boh-boh-rah
tomato    tomate
  P  toh-mah-tchee

* Te and ti in many places in Brazil in pronounced like tchee.

* De is pronounced in many places of Brazil like dgee.

 *The notable exceptions to these pronunciations are in the Northeast and interior of Brazil.

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