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Basic Portuguese in 10 Days: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Portuguese: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 4: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

  1. Question 1 of 30

    What does 'o peixe' mean?
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    Answer: A. fish

    O peixe means fish. Meat is a carne and chicken is o frango.

  2. Question 2 of 30

    What is the plural of 'o pão'?
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    Answer: A. os pães

    Nouns ending in -ão have different plurals. Pão becomes pães.

  3. Question 3 of 30

    What is the plural of 'o limão'?
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    Answer: D. os limões

    Limão is one of the many -ão nouns with the plural -ões: limões.

  4. Question 4 of 30

    What is the plural of 'o pastel'?
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    Answer: D. os pastéis

    Nouns ending in -l change -l to -is in the plural: pastel → pastéis.

  5. Question 5 of 30

    Complete: 'Eu gosto ___ chocolate.'
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    Answer: B. de

    The verb gostar is always followed by de: gosto de chocolate.

  6. Question 6 of 30

    Which is correct for 'the water'?
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    Answer: C. a água

    Água is feminine and singular, so 'the' is a: a água.

  7. Question 7 of 30

    How do you say 'I'm thirsty'?
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    Answer: A. Tenho sede.

    Portuguese uses ter for hunger and thirst: tenho sede (thirsty), tenho fome (hungry).

  8. Question 8 of 30

    Listen. What does the speaker drink at breakfast?
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    Ao pequeno-almoço, como pão com queijo e bebo um sumo de laranja.

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    Answer: A. Orange juice

    The speaker says bebo um sumo de laranja: I drink an orange juice. Bread and cheese are what they eat.

    Transcript

    Ao pequeno-almoço, como pão com queijo e bebo um sumo de laranja.

  9. Question 9 of 30

    Listen. What does Marta eat?
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    Rui: Gostas de carne?
    Marta: Não, sou vegetariana. Como arroz, legumes e ovos.

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    Answer: D. Rice, vegetables and eggs

    Marta is vegetarian. She says como arroz, legumes e ovos: rice, vegetables and eggs.

    Transcript

    Rui: Gostas de carne?
    Marta: Não, sou vegetariana. Como arroz, legumes e ovos.

  10. Question 10 of 30

    Read the shopping list. Which fruit is on the list?

    Lista de compras
    - pão
    - leite
    - seis ovos
    - queijo
    - laranjas
    - bacalhau

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    Answer: A. Oranges

    Laranjas means oranges. The other items are bread, milk, eggs, cheese and salt cod.

  11. Question 11 of 30

    What does 'Quanto custa?' mean?
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    Answer: A. How much is it?

    Quanto custa? means 'How much does it cost?'. Use it to ask a price.

  12. Question 12 of 30

    Complete: 'Quanto ___ os sapatos?'
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    Answer: B. custam

    Os sapatos is plural, so use custam (they cost). Custa is for one thing.

  13. Question 13 of 30

    How do you say 3,20 €?
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    Answer: A. três euros e vinte

    3,20 € is three euros and twenty cents: três euros e vinte. Treze is 13.

  14. Question 14 of 30

    In a shop, what does 'caro' mean?
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    Answer: D. expensive

    Caro means expensive. Cheap is barato and sales are saldos.

  15. Question 15 of 30

    The sweater is too small. What do you ask?
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    Answer: A. Tem um tamanho maior?

    Maior means bigger, so Tem um tamanho maior? asks for a bigger size.

  16. Question 16 of 30

    In a supermarket, what is 'a caixa'?
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    Answer: D. the checkout

    In a shop, a caixa is the checkout, where you pay. The fitting room is o provador.

  17. Question 17 of 30

    The cashier asks: 'Quer saco?' What is a good reply?
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    Answer: A. Não, obrigada.

    Quer saco? means 'Do you want a bag?'. You can answer sim, por favor or não, obrigado / obrigada.

  18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. How much are the oranges?
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    Cliente: Quanto custam as laranjas?
    Vendedor: Custam um euro e oitenta o quilo.

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    Answer: A. €1.80 per kilo

    The seller says um euro e oitenta o quilo: one euro eighty a kilo.

    Transcript

    Cliente: Quanto custam as laranjas?
    Vendedor: Custam um euro e oitenta o quilo.

  19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. How does the customer want to pay?
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    Funcionária: São vinte e três euros e quarenta.
    Cliente: Posso pagar com cartão?
    Funcionária: Sim, claro.

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    Answer: D. By card

    The customer asks posso pagar com cartão?: can I pay by card? The cashier says yes.

    Transcript

    Funcionária: São vinte e três euros e quarenta.
    Cliente: Posso pagar com cartão?
    Funcionária: Sim, claro.

  20. Question 20 of 30

    Read the sign. How much is a sweater now?

    SALDOS!
    Camisolas: 25 € → 15 €
    Sapatos: 60 € → 40 €
    Casacos: 90 € → 70 €

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    Answer: C. €15

    Camisolas are sweaters. The old price was 25 € and the sale price (saldos) is 15 €.

  21. Question 21 of 30

    Which is the most polite way to order?
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    Answer: D. Queria um café, por favor.

    Queria (I would like) with por favor is the polite way to order in Portugal.

  22. Question 22 of 30

    In Portugal, what do you get when you order 'um café'?
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    Answer: B. A small strong black coffee

    Um café in Portugal is an espresso: small, strong and black. Coffee with milk in a tall glass is um galão.

  23. Question 23 of 30

    What is 'um pastel de nata'?
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    Answer: B. a custard tart

    Um pastel de nata is a small custard tart, very popular in Portugal.

  24. Question 24 of 30

    The waiter asks: 'Mais alguma coisa?' What does he mean?
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    Answer: C. Anything else?

    Mais alguma coisa? means 'Anything else?'. If you don't want more, say é tudo.

  25. Question 25 of 30

    How do you ask for the bill?
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    Answer: C. A conta, por favor.

    A conta is the bill. A ementa is the menu.

  26. Question 26 of 30

    You want still water. What do you say?
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    Answer: A. Queria uma água sem gás.

    Sem gás means 'without gas' (still). Com gás means sparkling.

  27. Question 27 of 30

    The waiter asks: 'É para comer aqui ou para levar?' You want to take it away. What do you say?
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    Answer: A. Para levar, por favor.

    Para levar means 'to take away'. Para aqui would mean you want to eat in the café.

  28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. What does the customer order?
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    Empregado: Bom dia, o que deseja?
    Cliente: Queria um galão e uma tosta mista, por favor.

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    Answer: B. A galão and a toasted ham and cheese sandwich

    The customer says queria um galão e uma tosta mista. A tosta mista is a toasted ham and cheese sandwich.

    Transcript

    Empregado: Bom dia, o que deseja?
    Cliente: Queria um galão e uma tosta mista, por favor.

  29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. What kind of water does the customer want?
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    Cliente: Uma água, por favor.
    Empregada: Fresca ou natural?
    Cliente: Fresca, se faz favor.

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    Answer: A. Cold water

    The customer answers fresca, which means cold from the fridge. Natural would mean room temperature.

    Transcript

    Cliente: Uma água, por favor.
    Empregada: Fresca ou natural?
    Cliente: Fresca, se faz favor.

  30. Question 30 of 30

    Read the menu. You order a coffee and a custard tart. How much do you pay?

    Café Central – Ementa
    Café: 0,80 €
    Galão: 1,50 €
    Chá: 1,20 €
    Pastel de nata: 1,30 €
    Tosta mista: 3,00 €

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    Answer: B. €2.10

    Café costs 0,80 € and pastel de nata costs 1,30 €. Together that is 2,10 €.

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