Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Tu comes o queijo com o pão? - Do you eat the cheese with the bread?

Tu comes o queijo com o pão?

Do you eat the cheese with the bread?

Breakdown of Tu comes o queijo com o pão?

Questions & Answers about Tu comes o queijo com o pão?

Why does the verb comer (to eat) end in -es here?

Because we are using the informal "you" (tu). For regular verbs that end in -er, like comer, you drop the -er and add -es to match tu.

The English translation starts with "Do you...", but where is "do" in the Portuguese sentence?

Portuguese doesn't use helper words like "do" or "does" to make questions. You just use the exact same word order as a regular statement (Tu comes means "You eat") and simply raise the pitch of your voice at the end.

Can I leave out the word tu?

Yes, you can! Because the verb form comes is only ever used with tu, the listener automatically knows who you are talking to. You will often hear native speakers just say, Comes o queijo com o pão?

What is the squiggly line over the letter "a" in pão?

That mark is called a tilde (til). It shows that the vowel has a nasal sound, meaning the air should flow through your nose as well as your mouth when you say it. The word pão sounds roughly like "pow" spoken through your nose.