Queres
Do you want
Language note: From “querer” (to want). Informal “tu”: “Queres…?” Formal: “Quer…?”
Culture note: Portuguese often use “quer”/“queres” in service situations, like “Quer recibo?” (Do you want a receipt?).
Context: Seeing you hesitate, the clerk asks if you want something.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Queres
[KEH-r(uh)sh]
do you want
Second-person singular of “querer” (to want). Common when offering help: “Queres ajuda?”
Queres um bilhete de ida ou ida e volta?
Do you want a one-way ticket or a round-trip?
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