# First steps: Eating out

**Language:** Portuguese  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Clara and Nuno talk through a dinner order in real, everyday Portuguese. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A small neighbourhood restaurant in the Ribeira in Porto on a warm evening, with a few tables out on the pavement. Clara has come for dinner with a friend and Nuno is waiting tables. Both hold the polite form throughout.

## Lessons

### 1. Asking for a table

Clara asks Nuno for a table outside for two.

### 2. Asking for the menu

Clara asks Nuno for the menu and takes her time over it.

### 3. Ordering for two people

Clara orders the chicken for herself and the salad for her friend.

### 4. Ordering drinks with a meal

Nuno takes Clara's order for a beer and some still water.

### 5. Saying the food is good

Nuno checks on the table and offers more water.

### 6. Asking for the bill

Clara asks Nuno for the bill, and they pay together.

### 7. Saying goodbye after a meal

Clara and Nuno say goodnight at the end of the meal.