Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Nós conversamos no café.

Nós conversamos no café.

We chat at the café.

Breakdown of Nós conversamos no café.

nós

in the / on the / at the (m, f, pl forms: na, nos, nas)

Questions & Answers about Nós conversamos no café.

Why is it no café instead of em o café?

In Portuguese, the preposition em (in/at/on) almost always combines with the word for 'the'. Since café is a masculine word, we use the masculine article o. When em and o meet, they merge into the contraction no (at the).

Can conversamos also mean 'we are chatting'?

Yes! In Portuguese, the simple present tense often covers both general habits ('we chat') and actions happening right now ('we are chatting'). The context usually makes it clear which one it is.

Do I have to include the word Nós at the beginning?

No, it is optional. You can just say Conversamos no café. The verb ending -amos tells us exactly who is doing the action (we), so the pronoun Nós is often dropped in everyday speech unless you want to emphasize it.

Does café mean the drink (coffee) or the place (a café)?

It can mean both, just like in English! Here, the preposition no (at the/in the) makes it clear that we are talking about the location. If you were drinking a coffee, you would typically say um café (a coffee).