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Ask about discounts and sales: what to say in Portuguese
You want to find out whether there are discounts or a sale.
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How it's done. A seasonal sale is saldos, an offer is promoção, a discount is desconto.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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YOU START
Há descontos?
Uh dish-KOHN-toosh?
Are there any discounts?
Or say:Isto está em saldo?
EESH-too shtah ayn SAHL-doo?
THEY SAY
Sim, tem trinta por cento.Seen, tayn TREEN-tuh poor SAYN-too.
Yes, it has thirty per cent off.
They might also say:
Esta prateleira é toda a metade do preço.
ESH-tuh pruh-tih-LAY-ruh eh TOH-duh uh mih-TAHD doo PREH-soo.
Everything on this shelf is half price.
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YOU FINISH
Ótimo, obrigado!
OH-tee-moo, oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Great, thank you!
THEY SAY
De nada!d NAH-duh!
You're welcome!
They might also say:
Não tem de quê!
now tayn d keh!
Don't mention it!
Disponha!
deesh-POH-nyuh!
Any time!
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
Há
Uh
verb
there is, there are
descontos
dish-KOHN-toosh
noun
discounts
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
tem
tayn
verb
have
Ótimo
OH-tee-moo
adjective
great, excellent
6 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
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Pod rih-pih-TEER, poor fuh-VOR?
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