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Mini Lesson 3: Beer Can and Bottle Sizes in Brazil
From latinha to litrão, the words Brazilians actually use to order beer by size, no story this time, just straight vocabulary.
Beer Can and Bottle in Brazil
Today's lesson is pure vocabulary: how we name the different can and bottle sizes for beer in Brazil.
Cans = Latas
- Latinha = 269 ml (slim can) or 350 ml (standard can)
Latinhalah-CHEEN-yahCan
- Lata = usually refers to the standard 350 ml can
LataLAH-tahCan
- Latão = 473 ml
Latãolah-TOWNCan
- BRT = 550 ml, named after Rio's articulated BRT buses since it "carries" more beer, a bit of a joke
BRTbê-érri-têCan
Bottles = Garrafas
- Cracudinha = 300 ml, a small returnable bottle, also called "romarinho" in other states
Cracudinhakrah-koo-DEEN-yahBottle
- Long neck = 330 ml or 355 ml, depending on the brand
Long NeckLong-e Neck-eLong Neck
- 600 = 600 ml, the classic glass bottle for sharing
600say-SEN-toosBottle
- Litrão = 1000 ml, a full litre
Litrãolee-TROWNBottle
How to order one
Tem BRT da Brahma? = Have you got a BRT of Brahma?
or
Vou querer uma 600 da Skol = I'll have a 600 of Skol.
You just swap the size word for whichever one you want, every other word from today's list slots into the same spot in the sentence.
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