Lesson overview
These key Portuguese words and phrases will help you describe clothing and what to say on your next shopping trip! Learn how to describe clothing items and phrases to say at the checkout counter. You can even use these phrases to compliment locals on their style, which is a sure way to make new friends.
Dive into this lesson now and in 5 minutes you'll come out the other side feeling like you travelled to Portugal and back.
15 words/phrases to learn
vou ao shopping
I'm going to the mall
calçar
to wear (shoes)
usar
to use; to wear (clothing)
o tamanho
the size
o número
the number
que número calças?
what shoe size do you wear?
que tamanho usas?
what size do you wear? (singular, informal)
calço o trinta e oito
I wear size thirty-eight size shoes
uso o tamanho L
I wear a size L
a caixa
the register
a fila
the queue
está na fila?
are you in the line? (singular, formal)
onde é a caixa?
where's the cash register?
quer fatura?
would you like the receipt? (singular, formal)
quer saco?
would you like a bag? (singular, formal)
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