Portuguese Phrase
Você tem alguma restrição alimentar?
Meaning
The sentence asks whether the listener follows any dietary rules that limit what they can eat, such as vegetarianism, allergies, or religious prohibitions. It is a neutral, polite way to gather information before offering food or planning a meal.
When to use
Use this question when you are preparing a meal, ordering for a group, or chatting with someone about food preferences. It is common in restaurants, at friends’ houses, or during travel when you need to respect a guest’s diet.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Vocêtemalgumarestriçãoalimentar?
Pronoun – Você
Second‑person singular pronoun used in polite conversation; it does not change with gender.
Verb – tem (ter)
Present‑indicative of ‘ter’; third‑person singular matches the subject ‘você’.
Indefinite adjective – alguma
Feminine form of ‘algum’; agrees with the feminine noun ‘restrição’.
Noun phrase – restrição alimentar
‘Restrição’ (restriction) is a feminine noun; ‘alimentar’ works as an adjective meaning ‘related to food.’
Question formation
In spoken Brazilian Portuguese the intonation rises at the end; no word order change is needed.
🗨In Conversation
Você tem alguma restrição alimentar?
Do you have any dietary restrictions?
Sim, sou vegano e não como nenhum produto de origem animal.
Yes, I’m vegan and I don’t eat any animal products.
✕Common Mistakes
Você tem restrição alimentar?
Leaving out ‘alguma’ makes the question sound abrupt and less polite.
Há alguma restrição alimentar?
Using ‘há’ (there is) changes the nuance; ‘tem’ directly asks the person’s personal restriction.
Você tem alguma alimentar restrição?
‘Alimentar’ must stay after ‘restrição’; swapping the order sounds unnatural.
↔Alternatives
Você tem alguma restrição de dieta?
Do you have any diet restriction?
Você tem alguma limitação alimentar?
Do you have any food limitation?
Há alguma restrição alimentar que eu deva saber?
Is there any dietary restriction I should know about?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil it is considered courteous to ask about dietary restrictions before serving food, especially in mixed‑company gatherings. Common restrictions include vegetarian, vegan, lactose‑intolerance, gluten‑free, and religious diets (e.g., halal, kosher). Using a polite tone and the word ‘alguma’ softens the question, making it sound less intrusive.