Os sabores e a pastelaria

Taste and Smell

O sabor is the flavour; provar is to taste, to try food. On the nose side, o cheiro is the smell and cheirar the verb — cheirar a is to smell OF: a casa cheira a café.

taste
amargobitter
azedosour (limões!)
Coffee without sugar is bitter.
O café sem açúcar é amargo.

The Pastelaria

A pastelaria is the pastry shop — half café, half bakery, the true Portuguese living room. There you order uma bica (the Lisbon word for an espresso) and whatever looks good behind the glass. A manteiga (butter), o iogurte (yoghurt) and o esparguete (spaghetti) round out the food basics.

I usually have an espresso after lunch.
Costumo tomar uma bica depois do almoço.

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