Dining Out in Brazil Lesson Plan
Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
Eu quero vs. Eu gostaria.
The two most common expressions for “I want” or “I would like” in
Brazilian Portuguese are:
Eu quero (I want)
Eu gostaria de (I would like)
What is the difference between them?
To understand the difference you first need to know that Portuguese is a
very informal language. It is recommended that when you say Eu quero
(I want), you say por favor (please).
e.g. Eu quero um bolo de chocolate, por favor. (I want a chocolate
cake, please.)
Eu quero – More informal (You say it to your friends.)
Eu gostaria de – More formal (You say it to strangers.)
Let’s practice what we have learned so far.
1. Circle the correct answer. Can you tell which of those
sentences you would ask someone you know or you would ask
a stranger?
Eu quero uma banana, por favor.
Stranger or family?
Eu gostaria de um copo de suco de maçã.
Stranger or family?
Eu gostaria de uma torrada.
Stranger or family?
Eu gostaria de um copo de leite. Stranger or family?
Eu quero uma pizza, por favor.
Stranger or family?
Eu quero uma salada verde, por favor.
Stranger or family?
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Dining Out in Brazil Lesson Plan
Brazilian Portuguese Grammar
2. Let’s try to form our own sentences to say what we want. (Use eu.)
____________________ de um copo de vitamina. (Waitress)
____________________ uma salada de fruta, por favor. (Best friend)
____________________ de um prato de arroz. (Waiter)
____________________ uma barra de chocolate, por favor. (Younger brother)
____________________ um prato de sopa, por favor. (Father)
____________________ de um copo de água gelada. (Shop assistant)
Let´s say someone else wants or would like something to eat now:
We use different pronouns when we refer to other people (just as in English).
Querer – To want
Eu quero – I want
Você quer – You want
Ele/ Ela quer – He/ She wants
Gostaria – Would like
Eu gostaria – I would like
Você gostaria – You would like
Ele/ Ela gostaria – He/ She would like
3. Look carefully at these sentences and see if there are any mistakes. Correct the ones that are
wrong.
Ela gostaria de um pastel de camarão.
_______________________________________________
Ela querer uma batata frita, por favor.
_______________________________________________
Ele gostaria de uma pizza de queijo.
_______________________________________________
Você querer um cachorro-quente?
_______________________________________________
Eu querer um misto-quente, por favor.
_______________________________________________
Ele quer um copo de leite, por favor._______________________________________________
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