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How to say “Half a kilo of ..., please.” in Portuguese
Buy a measured amount of a loose product.
Meio quilo de …, por favor.
Half a kilo of …, please.
The local construction may change the ending of the product name after the quantity.
Use it in three situations
Buying fruit
Meio quilo de tomate, por favor.
Half a kilo of tomatoes, please.
Buying vegetables
Meio quilo de maçã, por favor.
Half a kilo of apples, please.
Buying a loose product
Um quilo de batata, por favor.
A kilo of potatoes, please.
What to watch for
A half kilo is a weight; it does not necessarily mean half a package.
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 markets and groceries. Say this in Portuguese: Half a kilo of apples, please.
Reveal a sample reply
Meio quilo de maçã, por favor.
Half a kilo of apples, please.
Build a useful exchange
Buy a quantity and ask about a product.
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.
