Introduction |
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Portuguese Season 1, Lesson 11 - How to Say Prices. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to say prices in Portuguese. |
Body |
Eric: Here's the way to say 'One real.' in Portuguese. |
Ana: [Normal] Um real. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'one' |
Ana: [Normal] um [Slow] um |
Eric: Last is the 'Brazilian currency' |
Ana: [Normal] real [Slow] real |
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'One real.' |
Ana: [Slow] Um real. [Normal] Um real. |
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'Ten reals.' |
Ana: [Normal] Dez reais. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'ten' |
Ana: [Normal] dez [Slow] dez |
Eric: Last is the 'Brazilian currency' |
Ana: [Normal] reais [Slow] reais |
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Ten reals.' |
Ana: [Slow] Dez reais. [Normal] Dez reais. |
Eric: Next up is the way to say 'Fifty-five and fifty.' |
Ana: [Normal] Cinquenta e cinco e cinquenta. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'fifty-five' |
Ana: [Normal] cinquenta e cinco [Slow] cinquenta e cinco |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'and' |
Ana: [Normal] e [Slow] e |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'fifty' |
Ana: [Normal] cinquenta [Slow] cinquenta |
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Fifty-five and fifty.’ |
Ana: [Slow] Cinquenta e cinco e cinquenta. [Normal] Cinquenta e cinco e cinquenta. |
Eric: Finally, here is the way to say 'Twenty-six reals and seventy cents.' |
Ana: [Normal] Vinte e seis reais e setenta centavos. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'twenty-six' |
Ana: [Normal] vinte e seis [Slow] vinte e seis |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'Brazilian currency' |
Ana: [Normal] reais [Slow] reais |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'and' |
Ana: [Normal] e [Slow] e |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'seventy' |
Ana: [Normal] setenta [Slow] setenta |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'cents' |
Ana: [Normal] centavos [Slow] centavos |
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Twenty-six reals and seventy cents.' |
Ana: [Slow] Vinte e seis reais e setenta centavos. [Normal] Vinte e seis reais e setenta centavos. |
Cultural Insight |
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Ana: When you go shopping in Brazil, you’ll notice that the cashier won’t give small change like 2 or 3 cents. It’s because in Brazil, one cent coins are not used anymore. Instead, they round up or down to a number that ends in 0 or 5. For example, if you buy something that costs 1 real and 98 cents, you probably won’t receive any change if you give 2 reals to the cashier. If the price is 2 reals and 42 cents, the cashier will return 60 cents if you give him 3 reals. |
Outro
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Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Ana: Tchau! |
5 Comments
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Olá, Cheray!
That's it! We usually don't expect the cashier will give back one cent. /But most of the prices are like 2.99 , 4.99 just to get the client's attention.
Hi I’m sorry I’m a little confused with the cultural insight on how money works so In Brazil the cashiers will not give you exact change because there is no 1 cent is that correct
Olá, Enes!
Thank you for sharing!
Sincerely
Marcia
Team PortuguesePod101.com
Olá,
Os números sete e quatorze são importantes para mim.❤️️