Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Could you put ... away?” in Portuguese
Ask someone to return an item to its usual place.
Você poderia guardar …?
Could you put … away?
Name the item and, if helpful, where it belongs.
Use it in three situations
Tidying dishes
Você poderia guardar os pratos?
Could you put the plates away?
Clearing a shared table
Você poderia guardar seus sapatos?
Could you put your shoes away?
Putting away clothes
Você poderia colocar a comida na geladeira?
Could you put the food in the fridge?
What to watch for
Putting something away differs from throwing it away.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine sharing a home. Say this in Portuguese: Could you put your shoes away?
Reveal a sample reply
Você poderia guardar seus sapatos?
Could you put your shoes away?
Build a useful exchange
Share chores, supplies, and a household cost.
This expression 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.
