Portuguese · Cabeleireiro
Paying and tipping: what to say in Portuguese
The haircut is finished: you're told the amount, you pay and leave a tip.
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How it's done. Tips (gorjeta) are very welcome at the hairdresser's: from 50 cents, and often 1-2 euros.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
São doze euros.Sow doz EH-oo-roosh.
That's twelve euros.
They might also say:
São quinze euros e cinquenta.
Sow keenz EH-oo-rooz ee seen-KWAYN-tuh.
That's fifteen euros fifty.
Dá quinze euros.
Duh keenz EH-oo-roosh.
That comes to fifteen euros.
YOU REPLY
Aqui tem. Fique com o troco, por favor.
Uh-KEE tayn. Feek kohn oo TROH-koo, poor fuh-VOR.
Here you are. Keep the change, please.
Or say:Pode ser com cartão?
Pod sehr kohn kuhr-TOW?
Or say:Tem troco de vinte?
Tayn TROH-koo d veent?
THEY SAY
Até à próxima!Uh-TEH uh PROH-see-muh!
See you next time!
They might also say:
Boa semana!
BOH-uh sih-MAH-nuh!
Have a good week!
Volte sempre!
Volt sempr!
Come again!
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YOU FINISH
Obrigado, até logo!
oh-bree-GAH-doo, uh-TEH LOH-goo!
Thank you, see you later!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
São
Sow
verb
are (plural)
euros
EH-oo-roosh
noun
euros
Aqui
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tem
tayn
verb
have
Fique
Feek
verb
be
troco
TROH-koo
noun
change (money)
10 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode repetir, por favor?
Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
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