Basic numbers: Paying the grocery bill
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Key Phrases
O total é doze euros e cinquenta.
The total is twelve euros and fifty cents.
Pago com vinte euros.
I pay with twenty euros.
Quer o talão?
Do you want the receipt?
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding and saying the total price in a shop.
Compreender e dizer o preço total numa loja.
Saying how you want to pay.
Dizer como quer pagar.
Understanding receipt and change during checkout.
Compreender o talão e o troco ao pagar.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are at a shop in Portugal, buying a few items, hearing the total price, paying with cash, and speaking politely with the cashier about the receipt and your change.
Boa tarde. Tenho cinco itens.
Good afternoon. I have five items.
Boa tarde! Muito bem.
Good afternoon! Very well.
O total é doze euros e cinquenta.
The total is twelve euros and fifty cents.
Está bem. Pago com vinte euros.
Okay. I'll pay with twenty euros.
Perfeito. Quer o talão?
Perfect. Would you like the receipt?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Boa tarde.
BOH-ah TAHR-jee
Good afternoon.
🇵🇹 [Boa tarde] is the normal greeting from around lunchtime until evening in Portugal, including in shops. It sounds polite but completely everyday.
See breakdown →Tenho
TEN-yoo
I have
Tenho cinco itens.
TEN-yoo SEEN-koo ee-TENSH
I have five items.
Muito bem.
MWEEN-too BANG
Very well.
O total é
oo toh-TAHL eh
The total is
Doze euros
DOH-zuh YOO-rosh
Twelve euros
Cinquenta
seen-KWEN-tah
Fifty
O total é doze euros e cinquenta.
oo toh-TAHL eh DOH-zuh YOO-rosh ee seen-KWEN-tah
The total is twelve euros and fifty cents.
💬 For prices, Portuguese often says [doze euros e cinquenta] literally "twelve euros and fifty," without saying the word for cents. The same pattern works with other amounts, like [oito euros e vinte].
See breakdown →Está bem.
sh-TAH BANG
Okay.
🇵🇹 [Está bem] is a very normal way to say "okay" in everyday exchanges like paying at the till. It sounds neutral and cooperative, not especially enthusiastic.
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