BE PORTUGUESE

SHOPPING

A selection of useful phrases you might need when out shopping, so don’t be shy and give it a go!

I’m just looking. Estou só a ver.

Can I have a look around? Posso dar uma vista de olhos?
I would like two postcards, please. Queria dois postais, por favor.

Give me three bananas, please. Dê-me três bananas , por favor.

I would like a kilo of … Queria um quilo de …

Half a kilo of these Meio-quilo destas

How much is it? Quanto é?

Do you have..? Tem..?

I’d like… Queria…

Could I have…? Dê-ma..

Can I try it on? (clothing) Posso experimentar?

What size is it? (clothing) Que tamanho é?

Do you have a bigger size / smaller size? Tem um tamanho maior / menor?

Do you have it in a different colour? Tem noutra cor?

I’ll take it/them. Levo-o / levo-os.

That is all. É tudo.

It’s for a present. É para oferecer.

Thank you very much. Muito Obrigado (women say Obrigada)

Do you accept credit cards? Aceitam cartões de crédito?

USEFULL VOCABULARY

supermarket supermercado

opening hours hora de abertura

to buy comprar

hairdressers cabeleireiro

on sale saldo

post office os correios

shopping centre centro commercial

open aberto

discount desconto

butcher’s talho

closed fechado

money dinheiro

size tamanho

stationer’s tabacaria

to exchange trocar

market mercado

shoe shop sapataria

confectionary pastelaria

chemist’s farmácia

shop loja

to pay pagar

book shop livraria

map mapa

shopping basket cesto

florist’s florista

parking lot parque de estacionamento

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