Learn to ask, "How much?"
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| Oi, meu nome é Paloma! Hi everybody! I’m Paloma. |
| Welcome to PortuguesePod101.com’s “Português em três minutos”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Portuguese. |
| In the last lesson we learned how to count in Portuguese. I hope you spent some time practicing the numbers, because they will come in handy today. We’re going to learn how to go shopping in Brazil! |
| Before we go, you need to know how to say “How much is it?” |
| Quanto custa? |
| [slowly] Quanto custa? |
| Are you ready to go shopping in Brazil? Let’s go! |
| You see something you like and want to ask the shop clerk how much it costs. The first thing to say to a shop clerk is…com licença, do you remember what that means? "Excuse me!" And then while you point at something you want to buy, you can say: |
| Com licença, quanto custa? |
| [slowly] Com licença, quanto custa? |
| If we want to be more specific when asking "how much is this...?" and refer to a certain type of object, we need to know if the object is feminine or masculine. If it is masculine add esse, or essa for a feminine object. And then say the noun. |
| For example, "dress" is a masculine. vestido. |
| Com licença, quanto custa esse vestido? |
| "Excuse me, how much is this dress?" |
| [slowly] Com licença, quanto custa esse vestido? |
| And “t-shirt” is a feminine noun. camiseta. |
| Com licença, quanto custa essa camiseta? |
| "Excuse me, how much is this t-shirt?" |
| [slowly] Com licença, quanto custa essa camiseta? |
| At this point the shop clerk can answer by simply saying the number plus reais. |
| For example: |
| Trinta e sete reais. |
| What number is trinta e sete? I’m not telling you! Okay, okay, it’s "thirty-seven"! "It costs thirty-seven reals." |
| Now it’s time for Paloma’s Point. |
| In Brazil it’s very common to haggle when you’re buying in small businesses. |
| An easy way to ask for discount is to say: Tem desconto? |
| Is there any discount? |
| [slowly] Tem desconto? |
| Many places may give a small discount if you pay them in cash. |
| At this point, can you count reals in Portuguese? We are going to learn how to do this and much more in the next lesson! |
| Ill be waiting for you in our next Português em três minutos lesson. |
| Até a próxima!! |
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