Phrase · 🍽️ At the restaurant

Pode trazer a conta, por favor?

Could you bring the bill, please?

A2asking for the billAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Pode1verbcan (you)poder · present · 3rd sing.trazer2verbbringinfinitiveadeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitecontanounbillfem. · sing.,por favorfixed phraseplease?

Pode → trazer: poder + infinitive
trazer → conta: object of trazer
a → conta: fem. sing.

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Pode + infinitive is the everyday polite request in Brazil. The subject (você, o senhor) is left out. Verb + infinitive: querer, poder, precisar, saber, dever, conseguir →
2
trazer = bring (towards the speaker). Its forms are irregular: eu trago, ele trouxe. Deixis: ir/vir, levar/trazer →

Variations

Me traz a conta, por favor?
A conta, por favor.
Você pode trazer a conta?