Um Pastel e um Kibe

Episódio 61 Língua da Gente Pedir comida e bebida em um balcão

Orlando R. Kelm · COERLL / University of Texas at Austin · CC BY 4.0

Step 1 — Listen

🎧 Listen to the podcast episode

First listen: What snacks does the customer order? With sugar or without?

Língua da Gente · Episode 61

Step 2 — Read the Dialogue

💬 The Conversation

Read along while listening. Notice com/sem + noun and food-ordering vocabulary.

Me dá um pastel de carne e um kibe por favor?

Give me a meat pastry and a kibe please.

Pois não, alguma coisa pra beber?

No problem, anything to drink?

Suco de abacaxi.

Pineapple juice.

Com açúcar, sem açúcar, ou adoçante?

With sugar, without sugar, or a sweetener?

Com açúcar, e um pedacinho de limão pro kibe, pode ser?

With sugar, and a little lime for the kibe, OK?

Step 3 — Language Focus

📖 Com / sem + noun — With/without

B offers "com açúcar, sem açúcar" — a simple but essential structure for describing how you want your food or drink prepared.

Structure	Example	English
com + noun	Com açúcar.	With sugar.
sem + noun	Sem açúcar.	Without sugar.
pode ser?	is that OK / does that work?	Usado para confirmar um pedido.

📖 Vocabulário de lanchonete

Essential snack-counter vocabulary from this dialogue, useful at any Brazilian lanchonete.

Portuguese	English
pastel	fried pastry (savory)
kibe	fried meat croquette
adoçante	sweetener
pois não	of course / how can I help? (very polite)

🥤 Pois não A classic polite Brazilian phrase used by shopkeepers/waiters, meaning something like "of course" or "how can I help you?" — despite literally containing "não" (no), it's a warm, affirmative expression!

Step 4 — Practice

1 Com/Sem Quiz

Choose the correct word.

Suco de abacaxi ___ açúcar, por favor.

✅ Correct! Com açúcar = with sugar.

Prefiro o suco ___ açúcar, mais saudável.

✅ Correct! Sem açúcar = without sugar.

Pode ser?

✅ Correct! Confirming if something works.

Pois não.

✅ Correct! A polite way to say "of course" despite the word "não."

2 Complete the Dialogue

Fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Word bank: pastel · kibe · com · sem · pode ser

— Me dá um de carne e um , por favor?

— açúcar, açúcar, ou adoçante?

— Com açúcar, e um pedacinho de limão pro kibe, ?

3 Pedindo no Balcão

Choose the natural way to order.

Ordering coffee without sugar.

Politely asking if lime works for your dish.

A shopkeeper politely asking how to help.

Ordering juice with a sweetener.

4 Your Turn — Peça um lanche

Write in Portuguese.
Write a short order dialogue (4–6 lines) at a Brazilian snack counter. Use com/sem and pode ser?

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