Learn Portuguese (Portugal): Como um bocado de pão com queijo.

Como is a tricky word because it has multiple meanings. It can mean 'how' or 'like', but it is also the 'I' form of the verb comer (to eat) in the present tense. Since Portuguese often drops the subject pronoun eu (I), the sentence simply starts with Como to mean 'I eat'.

What is the difference between um bocado and um pouco?

Both can mean 'a little bit'. However, um bocado comes from the word boca (mouth), originally meaning a 'mouthful' or a physical piece of something. This makes it a perfect fit when talking about food! In Portugal, native speakers use um bocado very frequently in everyday speech to mean 'a bit'.

Could I say pão de queijo instead of pão com queijo?

That would change your meal entirely! Pão com queijo uses the word com (with) to describe a regular piece of bread that has cheese served with or on it. Pão de queijo uses de (of) and refers specifically to cheese bread rolls where the cheese is baked directly into the dough.

Why is there no word for 'the' before pão or queijo?