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- Lucas: Luna, I'm craving something sweet today. How about we learn how to order a slice of cake? Luna: Oh, that sounds perfect. I love cake. So, how do I say 'I want a piece of cake'? Lucas: You say: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Listen again: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Luna: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Hmm, that's a bit of a mouthful. Let me try again. Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Lucas: That's it! You got it. Pedaço means 'piece' and bolo is 'cake'. So you're saying 'I want a piece of cake'. Luna: Great! But what if I want a specific flavor? Like chocolate. Lucas: Then you say: De chocolate, por favor. It means 'chocolate, please'. So the full order would be: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo de chocolate, por favor. Luna: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo de chocolate, por favor. That's a lot but I think I can manage. De chocolate, por favor. Lucas: Exactly. And often the server will ask if you're eating here or taking it away. The question is: É para comer aqui ou levar? Luna: É para comer aqui ou levar? So 'comer aqui' means 'eat here' and 'levar' means 'take away'? Lucas: Right. Comer aqui — eat here. Levar — take away. So you can answer: Para comer aqui or Para levar. Luna: Okay, let me practice the question. É para comer aqui ou levar? Lucas: Perfect. Now let's imagine we're at a café. You walk up to the counter. What do you say first? Luna: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo de chocolate, por favor. Lucas: And the server asks: É para comer aqui ou levar? Luna: Para comer aqui. Lucas: You did it! You just ordered cake in Portuguese. Let's run through all three phrases one more time. Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Luna: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Lucas: De chocolate, por favor. Luna: De chocolate, por favor. Lucas: É para comer aqui ou levar? Luna: É para comer aqui ou levar? Lucas: You know, I love that we can offer these lessons without any ads. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, and you'd like to support our ad-free mission, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It's a simple way to keep the show just for learners, no interruptions. Luna: Yeah, it's really nice that we don't have to skip through commercials. Okay, let's go back to cake. So if I want a different flavor, like strawberry, how do I say that? Lucas: You'd say: De morango, por favor. Morango means strawberry. So: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo de morango, por favor. Luna: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo de morango, por favor. Delicious. I think I could order cake all day. Lucas: And you'd get very good at ordering cake. Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Luna: Eu quero um pedaço de bolo. Lucas: De chocolate, por favor. Luna: De chocolate, por favor. Lucas: É para comer aqui ou levar? Luna: É para comer aqui ou levar? Lucas: You've got it. Practice these phrases, and next time you're in a café in Brazil or Portugal, you'll be ready. Until next time, keep practicing. Luna: Obrigada, Lucas. See you all in the next episode!