Portuguese · Supermercado
A shop assistant explains where the product is: what to say in Portuguese
A member of staff explains where the product is, and you try to understand the directions.
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How it's done. Directions: à direita - right, à esquerda - left, em frente - straight ahead, ao fundo - at the end.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
É no segundo corredor, à direita.Eh noo sih-GOON-doo koo-rih-DOR, uh dih-RAY-tuh.
It's in the second aisle, on the right.
They might also say:
Segundo corredor, à direita.
Sih-GOON-doo koo-rih-DOR uh dih-RAY-tuh.
Second aisle, on the right.
YOU REPLY
À direita?
Uh dih-RAY-tuh?
On the right?
THEY SAY
Sim, logo a seguir aos iogurtes.Seen, LOH-goo uh sih-GEER owz yoo-GOORTSH.
Yes, right after the yoghurts.
They might also say:
Isso, ao lado das bolachas.
EE-soo, ow LAH-doo duhzh boo-LAH-shuhsh.
That's it, next to the biscuits.
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YOU FINISH
Já percebi, obrigado.
Zhah pir-sih-BEE, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
I understand now, thank you.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
É
Eh
verb
is
corredor
koo-rih-DOR
noun
aisle (in a shop)
direita
dih-RAY-tuh
noun
right-hand side (à direita - to the right)
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
logo
LOH-goo
adverb
later
seguir
sih-GEER
verb
to follow (a seguir a - after)
9 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?
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
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