Wendung · ☕ At the café

Tem coxinha? — Tem, sim!

Do you have coxinhas? — Yes, we do!

A1asking what there isAudio · bald verfügbar

Warum jedes Wort dort steht, wo es steht

Tem1Verbis there, do you haveter · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.coxinha2Nomencoxinha (chicken croquette)fem. · Sg.?—Tem3Verbthere ister · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.,sim3Adverbyes!

Tem → coxinha: there is + what
Tem → Tem: echoes the verb
Tem → sim: tem, sim = yes

Wörtlich: “Has coxinha? — Has, yes!”

Warum sie so gebaut ist

Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.

1
Tem…? = is there…? / do you have…? No article for things on the counter. Existential tem (speech) vs há (writing) →
2
coxinha: a teardrop-shaped chicken croquette, queen of the salgados (savoury snacks).
3
Say yes by repeating the verb: Tem, sim! A bare sim sounds curt. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →

Varianten

Tem coxinha? — Não tem, só pastel.
Vocês têm coxinha?
Ainda tem pão de queijo?