Questions & Answers about O empregado diz bom apetite.
Doesn't empregado usually mean employee?
Yes, empregado generally means employee. However, in a restaurant or café setting in Portugal, it is the standard way to refer to a waiter. It is actually short for empregado de mesa (literally table employee).
What verb is diz from?
Why doesn't the Portuguese sentence use a word for enjoy?
Instead of telling someone to enjoy their meal, Portuguese speakers wish them a good appetite by saying bom apetite. It is used exactly like the French phrase bon appétit. Notice that you do not need any extra words like an article before it, just the phrase itself.
Why does the adjective bom come before the noun apetite here?
Most Portuguese adjectives come after the noun they describe. However, a few common adjectives like bom (good) and mau (bad) are exceptions and usually come before the noun. This is why it is bom apetite instead of apetite bom.
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