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The price at the till differs from the shelf: what to say in Portuguese

The till rang up a different price from the shelf.

Supermercado5 linesLevel A2For life in Portugal The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. If the price at the till is higher than on the shelf, you can politely say so: they often check and correct it.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
Desculpe, na prateleira o preço era outro.
Dish-KOOLP, nuh pruh-tih-LAY-ruh oo PREH-soo EH-ruh OH-troo.
Sorry, on the shelf the price was different.
Or say:Acho que este preço está errado.
AH-shoo k esht PREH-soo shtah ee-RAH-doo.
THEY SAY
Quanto dizia na prateleira?
KWAHN-too dee-ZEE-uh nuh pruh-tih-LAY-ruh?
How much did it say on the shelf?
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YOU REPLY
Dizia um euro e cinquenta.
Dee-ZEE-uh oon EH-oo-roo ee seen-KWAYN-tuh.
It said one euro fifty.
Or say:Estava em promoção.
SHTAH-vuh ayn proo-moo-SOW.
THEY SAY
Tem razão, já corrijo.
Tayn ruh-ZOW, zhah koo-REE-zhoo.
You're right, I'll correct it now.
They might also say:
Pois, a promoção acabou ontem.
Poysh, uh proo-moo-SOW uh-kuh-BOH OHN-tayn.
Yes, the offer ended yesterday.
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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

Desculpe
Dish-KOOLP
verb
sorry, excuse me
prateleira
pruh-tih-LAY-ruh
noun
shelf
preço
PREH-soo
noun
price
era
EH-ruh
verb
was, used to be
dizia
dee-ZEE-uh
verb
it said (written)
euro
EH-oo-roo
noun
euro

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

If you did not understand

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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