At a Brazilian Restaurant With a Baby: High Chair and Mealtime Phrases — Practice

Ask about a high chair and table space

Cadeira alta is a high chair; some people also say cadeirão. Ask whether the restaurant has one before you sit down. If you need room for a stroller, explain that at the entrance and follow the staff's directions.

Seating and supplies vary by location. Confirm availability with the staff rather than expecting every restaurant to have the same equipment.

Ask about a small portion or a cup of water

A small portion is uma porção pequena. Ask whether the kitchen can serve a smaller amount or put part of a dish separately. The restaurant may have limits on custom requests, so phrase the question as a request.

Ask what is in a dish if you need to understand its ingredients. Do not rely on a general translation when an ingredient could matter for a child's health.

Keep the order simple and confirm it

Use para a criança to say that something is for the child. Repeat the drink and dish when the server confirms the order, especially if you asked for a smaller serving or a separate plate.

If you need to warm food or prepare a bottle, ask whether the staff can help and follow their instructions. Availability may depend on the kitchen.

Remember: Ask whether the restaurant has the equipment and seating you need, then make a specific request about a portion, drink, or dish.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. Do you have a high chair for a baby?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Vocês têm uma cadeira alta para bebê?

2. Is there space to leave the stroller?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tem espaço para deixar o carrinho?

3. Can we sit at a table with more space?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Podemos sentar em uma mesa com mais espaço?

4. Is it possible to order a smaller portion?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   É possível pedir uma porção menor?

5. Could you bring a glass of water, please?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você pode trazer um copo de água, por favor?

6. What comes with this dish?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   O que vem neste prato?

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Ask whether the restaurant has the equipment and seating you need, then make a specific request about a portion, drink, or dish.

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.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our At a Brazilian Restaurant With a Baby: High Chair and Mealtime Phrases lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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