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If you have to spend any time in a Portuguese-speaking country, one thing you’ll definitely need is Portuguese vocabulary for shopping—you can’t spend much time anywhere without having to go to the shops! This is something that you can practice with our tutors before you leave. To get you started, here are 50 pieces of basic Portuguese vocabulary for shopping situations.
Shop
Loja
Sale/promotion
Promoção
Offer
Oferta
Reduced
Reduzido
Bargain
Pechincha
Mall/shopping centre
Shopping (BR)/centro comercial (EU)
Market
Mercado
Supermarket
Supermercado
Pharmacy
Farmácia
Drugstore
Drogaria
Bookstore
Livraria
This could be considered a false cognate; whilst the English word “library” does translate as livraria as well, in Portuguese the word livraria refers to both bookstores and libraries.
Bakery
Padaria
Music shop
Loja de música
Clothes shop
Loja de roupas
Pastry/cake/dessert shop
Confeitaria
Fishmonger
Peixaria
Shoe shop
Sapataria
Jeweller
Joalheria
Toy shop
Loja de brinquedos
Florist
Florista
Sports shop
Loja de esportes
Perfume shop
Loja de perfume
Butcher
Açogue
Optician
Ótica
Grocer
Mercearia
Entrance
Entrada
Exit
Saida
Push
Empurre
Pull
Puxe
One of the most confusing false cognates for an English speaker—this sounds almost exactly like “push” but means the opposite!
Expensive
Caro(a)
Cheap
Barato(a)
Open
Aberto(a)
Closed
Fechado(a)
Opening hours
Horário de funcionamento
Menswear department
Departamento masculino
Womenswear department
Departamento feminino
Use by date
Prazo de validade
Do you have…
Você tem...
How much does it cost?
Quanto custa?
I'd like to try it.
Eu gostaria de provar.
Where's the changing room?
Onde fica o provador?
I'll take it.
Eu vou levar.
I'd like to pay with by credit/debit card.
Eu gostaria de pagar com cartão de crédito/débito.
Can I pay with cash please?
Posso pagar com dinheiro, por favor?
Where's the nearest ATM?
Onde fica o caixa eletrônico mais próximo?
Please enter your PIN.
Por favor, digite seu PIN.
Where’s the check-out?
Onde fica o caixa?
Please sign here.
Assine aqui, por favor.
I'm just looking.
Só estou olhando.
I'll come back later.
Eu voltarei mais tarde.
To make sure you’re not all at sea when shopping in Portuguese-speaking countries, memorize this Portuguese vocabulary, and work on it with a tutor, who will also be able to teach you other useful words and phrases for shopping. Before long, you’ll be shopping with confidence.