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Winter sales shopping phrases in Portuguese: 15 phrases

Ask if something is on sale, what it costs with the discount, whether you can try it on, for a bigger or smaller size, about exchanges and returns, a receipt, paying by card and gift wrap. Short, natural phrases for the winter sales in a new country.

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Register: Polite (formal is safer). In Portugal, avoid "você" with strangers: it can sound cold. In shops use the verb alone (the polite third person, as below), or "o senhor" / "a senhora" with older people. "Tu" is normal with young shop staff; the "tu" version is given where it helps. "Saldos" is the word for the sales in Portugal; in Brazil it is "liquidação" or "promoção".

How to read the sounds: European Portuguese swallows unstressed vowels, so syllables sound shorter than they look. (n) = nasal vowel, don't sound the n. sh = the 'sh' of 'ship' for final s and x. Stress is in CAPITALS.

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15 phrases you will need

  1. 01Neutral
    Isto está em saldos?
    Say it like: EESH-too shtah ayn SAHL-doosh
    Is this on sale?
    Register: Also "Está em promoção?". In Brazil: "Está em liquidação?".
  2. 02Neutral
    Quanto fica com o desconto?
    Say it like: KWAN-too FEE-kah kom oo desh-KOHN-too
    How much does it come to with the discount?
    Register: "Fica" literally "stays", the natural way to ask the final price.
  3. 03Neutral
    Este já é o preço com desconto?
    Say it like: AYSH-tuh zhah eh oo PRAY-soo kom desh-KOHN-too
    Is this already the price with the discount?
    Register: Tags often show the old price crossed out next to the new one.
  4. 04Neutral
    Posso experimentar?
    Say it like: POH-soo esh-pree-men-TAR
    Can I try it on?
    Register: Add "isto" to be specific: "Posso experimentar isto?". Brazilians also say "provar" for clothes.
  5. 05Neutral
    Onde ficam os provadores?
    Say it like: OHN-duh FEE-kahm oosh proo-vah-DOH-rish
    Where are the fitting rooms?
    Register: Singular: "Onde fica o provador?".
  6. 06Neutral
    Tem num tamanho maior?
    Say it like: taing noom tah-MAH-nyoo my-OR
    Do you have it in a bigger size?
    Register: "Tem" is the polite "do you have". Tu: "Tens num tamanho maior?"
  7. 07Neutral
    Tem num tamanho mais pequeno?
    Say it like: taing noom tah-MAH-nyoo mysh peh-KAY-noo
    Do you have it in a smaller size?
    Register: In Brazil: "menor". Tu: "Tens...?"
  8. 08Neutral
    Tem noutra cor?
    Say it like: taing NOH-trah KOR
    Do you have it in another colour?
    Register: Add the colour: "Tem em preto?" (do you have it in black?).
  9. 09Neutral
    Tem mais algum no armazém?
    Say it like: taing mysh ahl-GOOM noo ar-mah-ZAYNG
    Do you have another one in the stock room?
    Register: Sale stock is limited, so it is worth asking.
  10. 10Neutral
    Posso trocar ou devolver?
    Say it like: POH-soo troo-KAR oh duh-vol-VAIR
    Can I exchange it or return it?
    Register: Ask before you pay.
  11. 11Neutral
    Os artigos em saldo também se podem trocar?
    Say it like: oosh ar-TEE-goosh ayn SAHL-doo tahm-BAYNG suh POH-dayng troo-KAR
    Can sale items be exchanged too?
    Register: Policies for reduced items differ by shop; keep the receipt. Many shops exchange but do not refund.
  12. 12Neutral
    Pode dar-me o talão, por favor?
    Say it like: POD-duh DAR-muh oo tah-LOWNG, poor fah-VOR
    Could I have the receipt, please?
    Register: If you need an invoice with your tax number, say "com contribuinte". For a gift ask for "talão de troca" (exchange slip).
  13. 13Neutral
    Posso pagar com cartão?
    Say it like: POH-soo pah-GAR kom kar-TOWNG
    Can I pay by card?
    Register: "Em dinheiro" is cash; "por aproximação" is contactless.
  14. 14Neutral
    É aqui a fila para pagar?
    Say it like: eh ah-KEE ah FEE-lah PAH-rah pah-GAR
    Is this the queue to pay?
    Register: Say "Desculpe" to get past someone politely.
  15. 15Polite
    Pode embrulhar para oferta, por favor?
    Say it like: POD-duh aym-brool-YAR PAH-rah oh-FAIR-tah, poor fah-VOR
    Could you gift-wrap it, please?
    Register: In Portugal "embrulho de oferta" is the usual gift wrap; in Brazil "embrulhar para presente". Tu: "Podes embrulhar...?"

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Quick answers

How do you ask if something is on sale in Portuguese?

Say: "Isto está em saldos?" (Is this on sale?)

Should I use informal or formal Portuguese with shop staff?

In Portugal, avoid "você" with strangers: it can sound cold. In shops use the verb alone (the polite third person, as below), or "o senhor" / "a senhora" with older people. "Tu" is normal with young shop staff; the "tu" version is given where it helps. "Saldos" is the word for the sales in Portugal; in Brazil it is "liquidação" or "promoção".

How do I ask to try something on in Portuguese?

Say: "Posso experimentar?" (Can I try it on?)

How do I ask about exchanging or returning an item in Portuguese?

Try: "Posso trocar ou devolver?" (Can I exchange it or return it?)

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