Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Is this ripe?” in Portuguese
Ask whether fruit is ready to eat.
Isso está maduro?
Is this ripe?
Name the fruit when the item is not obvious.
Use it in three situations
Choosing an avocado
Isso está maduro?
Is this ripe?
Checking a melon
Estes tomates estão maduros?
Are these tomatoes ripe?
Buying fruit for today
Este abacate vai estar maduro amanhã?
Will this avocado be ripe tomorrow?
What to watch for
Ripe describes maturity; it is different from a cooked or baked food.
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: Are these tomatoes ripe?
Reveal a sample reply
Estes tomates estão maduros?
Are these tomatoes ripe?
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.
