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How to Say ‘I bought it at the Feira da Ladra for fifteen euros.’ in Portuguese

Comprei-o na Feira da Ladra por quinze euros.

kom-PRAY-oo nah FAY-rah dah LAH-drah poor KEEN-z EH-oo-roosh

[kom-PRAY-oo nah FAY-rah dah LAH-drah poor KEEN-z EH-oo-roosh]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Feira da Ladra is Lisbon's famous flea market, held Tuesdays and Saturdays. Bragging about a cheap find there is a classic Lisbon point of pride.

Phrase Breakdown

Comprei-o

[kom-PRAY-oo]

I bought it

Past tense of 'comprar' (to buy) with 'o' (it, masculine) attached.

Example

Comprei-o ontem.

I bought it yesterday.

na Feira da Ladra

nah FAY-rah dah LAH-drah

at the Feira da Ladra (flea market)

Say the name of the Lisbon flea market as one unit, with no pause inside it.

Example

Há de tudo na Feira da Ladra.

There's everything at the Feira da Ladra.

Words in this phrase

[nah]

at the (feminine singular)

“na” = “em + a”, meaning “in/at the” with a feminine singular noun.

Example

Compras na bilheteira ou na máquina automática.

You buy at the ticket office or at the machine.

Feira

[FAY-rah]

fair / market

A street market or fair; part of a famous Lisbon flea market name.

Example

Vamos à feira no sábado.

Let's go to the market on Saturday.

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

Ladra

[LAH-drah]

thief (female)

Literally 'female thief'; in the name of Lisbon's famous flea market.

Example

A ladra fugiu.

The thief ran away.

por quinze euros.

poor KEEN-z EH-oo-roosh

for fifteen euros.

'Por' is used for prices. The final 's' in 'euros' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Está à venda por quinze euros.

It's on sale for fifteen euros.

Words in this phrase

por

[poor]

for

Preposition indicating what something is in exchange for.

Example

Paguei dez euros por isto.

I paid ten euros for this.

quinze

[KEEN-z]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

Tenho quinze minutos.

I have fifteen minutes.

euros

[EH-oo-roosh]

Euros

The currency used in many European countries including Portugal.

Example

O preço é cinco euros.

The price is five euros.

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