This is a list of 20 common words for talking about drinks in Portuguese, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Drinks in Portuguese: a água, o leite, o café, o chá, o sumo, o sumo de laranja, a limonada. The table below gives all 20 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a água /aɡwɐ/ | water | Bebo água fresca depois da caminhada. I drink cool water after the walk. |
| o leite /leɪtɨ/ | milk | Ponho leite no café todas as manhãs. I put milk in my coffee every morning. |
| o café /kɐfɛ/ | coffee | O meu pai bebe café sem açúcar. My father drinks coffee without sugar. |
| o chá /ʃa/ | tea | Bebo chá quente antes de dormir. I drink hot tea before going to bed. |
| o sumo /sumʊ/ In Brazil: o suco. | juice | As crianças bebem sumo ao pequeno-almoço. The children drink juice at breakfast. |
| o sumo de laranja /sumʊ dɨ lɐɾɐ̃ŋʒɐ/ | orange juice | Peço um sumo de laranja no café. I order an orange juice at the café. |
| a limonada /limunadɐ/ | lemonade | A limonada está fresca no frigorífico. The lemonade is cool in the refrigerator. |
| a cerveja /seɾəveʒɐ/ | beer | O João bebe uma cerveja ao jantar. João drinks a beer with dinner. |
| o vinho /viɲʊ/ | wine | Servimos vinho tinto com o jantar. We serve red wine with dinner. |
| o chocolate quente /ʃukulatɨ kentɨ/ | hot chocolate | Bebo chocolate quente num dia frio. I drink hot chocolate on a cold day. |
| o batido de fruta /bɐtidʊ dɨ fɹutɐ/ In Portugal, this is the usual everyday expression. | smoothie | Faço um batido de fruta ao pequeno-almoço. I make a fruit smoothie for breakfast. |
| o batido /bɐtidʊ/ | milkshake | A Ana pediu um batido de chocolate. Ana ordered a chocolate milkshake. |
| a água com gás /aɡwɐ kom ɡaʃ/ | sparkling water | Prefiro água com gás ao almoço. I prefer sparkling water with lunch. |
| o refrigerante /ʁefɹiʒɨɾɐ̃ŋtɨ/ | soft drink | Ele bebe um refrigerante com a pizza. He drinks a soft drink with the pizza. |
| o cocktail /kuktɐil/ | cocktail | Pedimos um cocktail no bar do hotel. We order a cocktail at the hotel bar. |
| o café expresso /kɐfɛ espɹɨsʊ/ | espresso | Depois do almoço, tomo um café expresso. After lunch, I have an espresso. |
| o cappuccino /kɐpusinʊ/ | cappuccino | Ela toma um cappuccino antes do trabalho. She has a cappuccino before work. |
| o chá gelado /ʃa ʒeladʊ/ | iced tea | Bebo chá gelado no jardim. I drink iced tea in the garden. |
| o chá verde /ʃa veɾədɨ/ | green tea | A minha avó bebe chá verde diariamente. My grandmother drinks green tea daily. |
| o champanhe /ʃɐ̃mpɐ̃ɲɨ/ | champagne | Brindamos com champanhe à meia-noite. We toast with champagne at midnight. |
The list on this page has 20 words. The first ones are a água (water), o leite (milk), o café (coffee). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
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