Audio Lesson 7: At the Street Market

In this lesson you’ll learn to:

  • Say what day it is, and say "let’s go to" a place
  • Count from one to five
  • Say that something is sweet, expensive or cheap
  • Ask the price of a kilo, and buy fruit by the kilo

30 minutes · Download the lesson (8 MB)

  1. 0:00 Welcome back
  2. 1:59 The story: At the street market
  3. 2:52 Today is Saturday
  4. 5:59 One, two, three
  5. 8:35 Want to try one?
  6. 12:14 How much is a kilo?
  7. 15:17 Two kilos, please
  8. 18:06 How many kilos?
  9. 22:02 Your turn: you are Ana
  10. 23:25 Your turn: you are Marcos and Pedro
  11. 25:14 Quick review
  12. 28:45 The conversation, one more time

How to listen

  • Answer out loud. You hear a sentence in English, then a pause. Say it in Portuguese before the voice does, then repeat the Portuguese you hear.
  • Listen first, read second. The transcript shows each line only as it’s spoken, so you can’t peek at an answer. Try a lesson with your eyes closed too.
  • One lesson a day. If you answered about 8 times out of 10, go on to the next lesson tomorrow. If not, listen to this one again.

The story

It’s Saturday morning, and there’s no school. Ana, Paulo and Pedro walk to the street market, where Marcos sells fruit. The mangoes are sweet, the price is high, and Ana knows how to bargain. This is the conversation you’ll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

Ana Hoje é sábado. Vamos para a feira! Today is Saturday. Let’s go to the market!

Marcos Bom dia! A manga está muito doce hoje. Você quer provar? Good morning! The mangoes are very sweet today. Do you want to try one?

Pedro Quero! Que delícia! I do! How delicious!

Ana Quanto é o quilo? How much is a kilo?

Marcos São dez reais o quilo. It’s ten reals a kilo.

Ana Está caro! That’s expensive!

Marcos Para você, sete reais. For you, seven reals.

Ana Está bom. Quero dois quilos de manga e um quilo de banana. All right. I want two kilos of mangoes and a kilo of bananas.

Marcos Mais alguma coisa? Anything else?

Ana Só isso, obrigada. That’s all, thank you.

Pedro Mãe, quero mais manga! Mom, I want more mango!

Words and phrases in this lesson

Portuguese Sounds like English
sábado SAH-bah-doo Saturday
Hoje é sábado. OH-zhee eh SAH-bah-doo Today is Saturday.
a feira ah FAY-rah the market
Vamos para a feira! VAH-moos PAH-rah ah FAY-rah Let’s go to the market!
um oong one
dois doys two
três trehs three
quatro KWAH-troo four
cinco SEEN-koo five
manga MAHN-gah mango
banana bah-NAH-nah banana
doce DOH-see sweet
A manga está muito doce. ah MAHN-gah ees-TAH MWEEN-too DOH-see The mangoes are very sweet.
provar proh-VAHR to try
Você quer provar? voh-SAY kehr proh-VAHR Do you want to try?
Que delícia! kee deh-LEE-see-ah How delicious!
um quilo oong KEE-loo a kilo
Quanto é o quilo? KWAHN-too eh oo KEE-loo How much is a kilo?
Está caro! ees-TAH KAH-roo It’s expensive!
Está barato. ees-TAH bah-RAH-too It’s cheap.
Está bom. ees-TAH bohng All right.
dois quilos doys KEE-loos two kilos
um quilo de banana oong KEE-loo djee bah-NAH-nah a kilo of bananas
Quantos quilos? KWAHN-toos KEE-loos How many kilos?
abacaxi ah-bah-kah-SHEE pineapple
fruta FROO-tah fruit

Practice

After listening, say these in Portuguese without looking at the list above.

  1. Do you have two reals?
  2. I have. Here you go.
  3. Say: all right. I want two kilos of mangoes and a kilo of bananas.
  4. Say good morning, and that the mangoes are very sweet today.
  5. Good morning! What’s your name?
  6. Nice to meet you!
  7. I’m thirsty. I want to drink something.
  8. Dinner is ready. There’s rice, beans and chicken.
Show answers
  1. Você tem dois reais?
  2. Tenho. Aqui está.
  3. Está bom. Quero dois quilos de manga e um quilo de banana.
  4. Bom dia! A manga está muito doce hoje.
  5. Bom dia! Qual é o seu nome?
  6. Prazer!
  7. Estou com sede. Quero beber alguma coisa.
  8. O jantar está pronto. Tem arroz, feijão e frango.
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