Basic Portuguese in 15 Days: Shopping and prices and At a café

1. Question 1 of 20

   What does 'Quanto custa?' mean?

   • AHow much is it?
   • BHow many are there?
   • CWhat size is it?
   • DWhere is the checkout?
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   Answer: A. How much is it?

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

2. Question 2 of 20

   Complete: 'Quanto ___ os sapatos?'

   • Acusta
   • Bcustam
   • Ccustas
   • Dcusto
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   Answer: B. custam

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

3. Question 3 of 20

   How do you say 3,20 €?

   • Atrês euros e vinte
   • Btreze euros e vinte
   • Ctrês euros e doze
   • Dtrês euros e dois
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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.

4. Question 4 of 20

   In a shop, what does 'caro' mean?

   • Acheap
   • Bfree
   • Con sale
   • Dexpensive
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   Answer: D. expensive

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

5. Question 5 of 20

   The sweater is too small. What do you ask?

   • ATem um tamanho maior?
   • BTem um tamanho mais pequeno?
   • CPosso pagar com cartão?
   • DQuanto é?
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   Answer: A. Tem um tamanho maior?

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

6. Question 6 of 20

   In a supermarket, what is 'a caixa'?

   • Athe shopping basket
   • Bthe fitting room
   • Cthe exit
   • Dthe checkout
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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.

7. Question 7 of 20

   The cashier asks: 'Quer saco?' What is a good reply?

   • ANão, obrigada.
   • BTamanho M.
   • CCom licença.
   • DDez euros.
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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.

8. Question 8 of 20

   Listen. How much are the oranges?

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

   • A€1.80 per kilo
   • B€1.80 each
   • C€8.10 per kilo
   • D€1.18 per kilo
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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.

9. Question 9 of 20

   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.

   • AIn cash
   • BWith a cheque
   • CBy phone
   • DBy card
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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.

10. Question 10 of 20

    Read the sign. How much is a sweater now?

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

    • A€25
    • B€40
    • C€15
    • D€10
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    Answer: C. €15

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

11. Question 11 of 20

    Which is the most polite way to order?

    • AUm café, já.
    • BQuero um café.
    • CDá-me um café.
    • DQueria um café, por favor.
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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.

12. Question 12 of 20

    In Portugal, what do you get when you order 'um café'?

    • AA large coffee with milk
    • BA small strong black coffee
    • CCoffee with milk in a tall glass
    • DA cup of tea
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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.

13. Question 13 of 20

    What is 'um pastel de nata'?

    • Aa ham sandwich
    • Ba custard tart
    • Ca chocolate cake
    • Da cheese pastry
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    Answer: B. a custard tart

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

14. Question 14 of 20

    The waiter asks: 'Mais alguma coisa?' What does he mean?

    • ADo you want sugar?
    • BTo take away?
    • CAnything else?
    • DIs everything OK?
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    Answer: C. Anything else?

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

15. Question 15 of 20

    How do you ask for the bill?

    • AA caixa, por favor.
    • BO conto, por favor.
    • CA conta, por favor.
    • DA ementa, por favor.
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    Answer: C. A conta, por favor.

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

16. Question 16 of 20

    You want still water. What do you say?

    • AQueria uma água sem gás.
    • BQueria um gás sem água.
    • CQueria uma água com gás.
    • DQueria uma água com leite.
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    Answer: A. Queria uma água sem gás.

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

17. Question 17 of 20

    The waiter asks: 'É para comer aqui ou para levar?' You want to take it away. What do you say?

    • APara levar, por favor.
    • BPara mim, um café.
    • CÉ tudo, obrigado.
    • DPara aqui, por favor.
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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.

18. Question 18 of 20

    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.

    • AAn espresso and a custard tart
    • BA galão and a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
    • CA tea and a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
    • DA galão and a custard tart
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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.

19. Question 19 of 20

    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.

    • ACold water
    • BRoom-temperature water
    • CSparkling water
    • DHot water
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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.

20. Question 20 of 20

    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 €

    • A€2.80
    • B€2.10
    • C€2.30
    • D€1.60
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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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