How to Say ‘Second-hand shops’ in Portuguese
Lojas de segunda mão
LOH-zhush duh seh-GOON-dah MOWNG
[LOH-zhush duh seh-GOON-dah MOWNG]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Second-hand shopping is popular and trendy in Lisbon and Porto. Mentioning it carries no stigma.
Phrase Breakdown
Lojas
[LOH-zhush]
shops / stores
Plural of 'loja', feminine noun.
As lojas fecham às oito.
The shops close at eight.
de segunda mão
duh seh-GOON-dah MOWNG
second-hand
'Segunda' has a weak first 'e': 'sgun-da'. 'Mão' (hand) is strongly nasal.
Comprei um carro de segunda mão.
I bought a second-hand car.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
segunda
[seh-GOON-dah]
second
Feminine form of 'segundo', the ordinal number two.
É a segunda porta.
It's the second door.
mão
[MOWNG]
hand
Feminine noun; with bagagem de it means carry-on.
Dá-me a mão.
Give me your hand.
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