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Eu quero outro café.

Eu quero outro café.
I want another coffee.
From Lesson 53:Comparatives (mais... do que, menos... do que)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Eu quero outro café.

eu
I
o café
the café
querer
to want
outro
other

Questions & Answers about Eu quero outro café.

Since this lesson is about mais (more), could I say Eu quero mais um café instead?
Yes, absolutely! mais um café literally translates to "more one coffee" (one more coffee). In fact, using mais um is the most natural and common way to ask for another round of drinks in Portugal. outro café is also completely correct, though it can sometimes imply you want a different coffee rather than just a second one.
Why isn't there a word for "a" or "an" before outro?
In English, "another" is a combination of "an" and "other". In Portuguese, the single word outro means "another" all by itself. You do not need to say um outro café, just outro café is enough.
Would outro change if I wanted another water instead of coffee?
Yes. Because outro is describing the drink, it must match the gender of that noun. café is a masculine word, so we use the masculine outro. If you wanted another water (água, which is feminine), you would need to say outra água.
Is it required to keep Eu (I) at the beginning of the sentence?
It is completely optional! The verb form quero only ever matches with eu, so the "I" is already built right into the verb. Simply saying Quero outro café is actually much more natural in everyday spoken Portuguese, unless you specifically want to emphasize that you want one.

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