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The seller offers you a taste: what to say in Portuguese
The market seller offers you a taste of a fruit or cheese.
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How it's done. Tasting at the market is normal; it's polite to say thank you, even if you don't buy.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
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Quer provar?Kehr proo-VAHR?
Would you like to try it?
They might also say:
Prove, está docinho!
Prov, shtah doo-SEE-nyoo!
Try it, it's lovely and sweet!
YOU REPLY
Sim, obrigado.
Seen, oh-bree-GAH-doo.
Yes, thank you.
THEY SAY
Então, gosta?Ayn-TOW, GOSH-tuh?
So, do you like it?
They might also say:
É bom, não é?
Eh bohn, now eh?
It's good, isn't it?
2
YOU REPLY
Muito bom! Quero meio quilo.
MWEE-too bohn! KEH-roo MAY-oo KEE-loo.
Very good! I'll take half a kilo.
THEY SAY
Muito bem.MWEE-too bayn.
Very good.
They might also say:
Perfeito.
pir-FAY-too.
Perfect.
3
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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
Quer
Kehr
verb
want
provar
proo-VAHR
verb
to taste
Sim
Seen
adverb
yes
Então
Ayn-TOW
adverb
then
gosta
GOSH-tuh
verb
(you) like?
Muito
MWEE-too
adverb
very
6 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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