At a Juice Bar in Brazil: Order Fresh Juice Without Sugar or Ice — Practice

Name the fruit and ask how the juice is made

Suco is juice. A menu may distinguish suco natural, made with fresh fruit, from juice made with polpa (frozen fruit pulp). The exact menu varies, so ask how a particular flavor is prepared if freshness matters to you.

Request less sugar or no ice

Sem açúcar means without sugar, and sem gelo means without ice. If you want a little sugar rather than none, say pouco açúcar. Ask first whether the juice is already sweetened, especially when it comes from a prepared mix.

Choose water or milk and say whether it is to go

Some fruit drinks can be blended with water or milk. With water is com água; with milk is com leite. End the order with para viagem if you want a takeaway cup.

Remember: Mention fruit, preparation, sugar, and ice separately so the employee can confirm each preference.

Check your understanding

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Recall the Portuguese, then say it

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1. Do you have fresh passion-fruit juice?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tem suco natural de maracujá?

2. Is this juice made with fresh fruit or pulp?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Esse suco é feito com fruta ou polpa?

3. Can you make it without sugar and without ice?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Pode fazer sem açúcar e sem gelo?

4. Is it already sweetened? If not, could you add just a little sugar?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Já vem adoçado? Se não, pode colocar só um pouco de açúcar?

5. I’d like a banana smoothie with milk, please.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quero uma vitamina de banana com leite, por favor.

6. Could you make it with water? It’s to go.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Pode fazer com água? É para viagem.

Make the phrase useful to you

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Mention fruit, preparation, sugar, and ice separately so the employee can confirm each preference.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

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