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Ask where the produce is from and whether it is fresh: what to say in Portuguese

You want to know where the produce is from and whether it's fresh.

Mercado7 linesLevel A1For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. Nacional on price tags means the product is Portuguese; da época - seasonal.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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1
YOU START
De onde é isto?
D ohnd eh EESH-too?
Where is this from?
THEY SAY
É nacional, do Algarve.
Eh nuh-syoo-NAHL, doo uhl-GAHRV.
It's Portuguese, from the Algarve.
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2
YOU REPLY
Isto é fresco?
EESH-too eh FRESH-koo?
Is this fresh?
THEY SAY
Chegou hoje de manhã.
Shih-GOH ohzh d muh-NYAHN.
It came in this morning.
They might also say:
É da época, está muito bom.
Eh duh EH-poo-kuh, shtah MWEE-too bohn.
It's in season, it's very good.
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3
YOU REPLY
Então quero, por favor.
Ayn-TOW KEH-roo, poor fuh-VOR.
Then I'll take it, please.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.
MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
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4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!

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Words worth knowing

onde
ohnd
adverb
where
é
eh
verb
is
nacional
nuh-syoo-NAHL
adjective
local, Portuguese
fresco
FRESH-koo
adjective
fresh
Chegou
Shih-GOH
verb
arrived, was brought
hoje
ohzh
adverb
today

12 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.

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