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Markets and groceries: useful Portuguese phrases

Buy a quantity and ask about a product.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

Apple
a maçã
Apple
Bread
o pão
Bread
Potato
a batata
Potato
How much does it cost?
Quanto custa?
How much does it cost?

Make the conversation more specific

Useful Portuguese expressions for markets and groceries
What you want to say	Portuguese
Apple	a maçã Apple
Bread	o pão Bread
Potato	a batata Potato
How much does it cost?	Quanto custa? How much does it cost?
Half a kilo of ..., please.	Meio quilo de …, por favor. Show English translation Half a kilo of …, please.
Is this ripe?	Isso está maduro? Show English translation Is this ripe?
When was this made?	Quando isso foi feito? Show English translation When was this made?
Do you have anything locally grown?	Você tem algum produto cultivado aqui na região? Show English translation Do you have anything locally grown?
Could you put these in separate bags?	Você poderia colocar em sacolas separadas? Show English translation Could you put these in separate bags?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
Bom dia. O que você gostaria de comprar?
Good morning. What would you like?
You
Meio quilo de tomate, por favor.
Half a kilo of tomatoes, please.
Partner
Aqui está. Este melão está saindo bastante hoje.
Here you are. This melon is popular today.
You
Isso está maduro?
Is this ripe?

Markets and groceries in other languages

A note on speaking Portuguese

These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.

Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.