Learning PortugueseBY DANIEL CARDOSO

European Portuguese · A1

At the Supermarket

Maria and Anna go to the supermarket.

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Maria

Bom dia, Anna!

Translation

Good morning, Anna!

Maria

Queres vir comigo?

Translation

Do you want to come with me?

Maria

Água, sumo, vinho.

Translation

Water, juice, wine.

Maria

Carne, frango, vaca, porco.

Translation

Meat, chicken, beef, pork.

Maria

Arroz, massa e ovos.

Translation

Rice, pasta and eggs.

Maria

Já temos tudo ou falta alguma coisa?

Translation

Do we have everything or is something missing?

Anna

Estava tão distraída a aprender português.

Translation

I was so distracted learning Portuguese.

Useful expressions

Queres vir comigo?
“Do you want to come with me?”
Água, sumo, vinho
Water, juice, wine.
Carne, frango, vaca, porco
Meat, chicken, beef, pork.
Arroz, massa e ovos
Rice, pasta and eggs.
Falta alguma coisa?
“Is something missing?”

Shopping lists in Portuguese

When naming shopping items, Portuguese often simply lists the nouns one after the other. To ask whether something is missing, use Falta alguma coisa?.

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