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Eu traria o champanhe, mas não há copos aqui.

Eu traria o champanhe, mas não há copos aqui.
I would bring the champagne, but there are no glasses here.
From Lesson 107:Conditional tense of irregular verbs (faria, diria, traria)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Eu traria o champanhe, mas não há copos aqui.

Wait, shouldn't the conditional of trazer (to bring) be trazeria? Why is it traria?
Trazer is one of the few verbs with an irregular base in the conditional tense. Instead of adding the ending to the full infinitive, we drop the -ze- to get the new base trar-, and then add the regular conditional endings (like -ia for eu). So it becomes traria.
Why does the sentence use há for "there are"? Shouldn't it be plural to match copos (glasses)?
The verb haver is used here to mean "there is" or "there are". When used to show that something exists, it is always singular, even if the noun following it is plural. So não há copos correctly means "there are no glasses".
Are copos the same glasses you wear on your face?
No. The word copos specifically refers to drinking glasses. If you want to talk about eyeglasses, you would use the word óculos.
Could I say Eu traria champanhe without the o?
Yes, you can drop the o if you mean "some champagne" in a general sense. Including the o makes it specific, like "the champagne" you were just discussing. Also, notice that champanhe is a masculine word in Portuguese, which is why it uses o.

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