Olá! (Hello!)

You open your fridge and there’s nothing but half a tomato and an expired carton of milk. You go to your cabinet and all you can find are those last-resort noodles and some salt. Your kitchen is giving you all the signs: it’s time to go shopping.

Last week we went over our daily routine in Portuguese. Today, we’ll go into that a bit further and talk about an activity that is part of our regular weekly lives: ir ao supermercado (going to the supermarket).

So here’s some useful supermarket-related vocab to help you get around and cover the basics:

Key words:

• 1 – Corredor = Aisle
• 2 – Caixa = Checkout counter
• 3 – Carrinho = Shopping Cart
• 4 – Sacola = Plastic bag

Sacolão/ Produce section:

Vegetais/Vegetables

• 1 – Cebola = Onion
• 2 – Tomate = Tomato
• 3 – Alface = Lettuce
• 4 – Cenoura = Carrot
• 5 – Beterraba = Beet
• 6 – Beringela = Eggplant
• 7 – Batata = Potato
• 8 – Alho = Garlic
• 9 – Couve-flor = Cauli flower
• 10 – Pimentão = Red Pepper
• 11 – Brócolis = Broccoli
• 12 – Abóbora = Pumpkin
• 13 – Repolho = Cabbage
• 14 – Rabanete = Raddish
• 15 – Pepino – Cucumber

Frutas/Fruits

• 1- Abacaxi = Pineapple
• 2 – Maçã = Apple
• 3 – Manga = Mango
• 4 – Melancia = Watermelon
• 5 – Laranja = Orange
• 6 – Banana
• 7 – Uva = Grape
• 8 – Limão = Lime
• 9 – Mamão = Papaya
• 10 – Pera = Pear

Laticínios/ Dairy section

• 1 – Leite = Milk
• 2 – Manteiga = Butter
• 3 – Queijo = Cheese
• 4 – Iogurte = Yogurt
• 5 – Ovo = Egg

Farináceos, grãos, etc/ Dry food section

• 1 – Arroz = Rice
• 2 – Feijão = Beans
• 3 – Farinha de trigo = Flour
• 4 – Café = Coffee
• 5 – Macarrão = Pasta
• 6 – Açúcar = Sugar
• 7 – Óleo = Oil
• 8 – Azeite = Olive oil

Carnes/ Meat section

• 1- Carne = Beef
• 2 – Frango = Chicken
• 3 – Peixe = Fish
• 4 – Linguiça = Sausage
• 5 – Presunto = Ham

Bebidas/ Beverages:

• 1 – Água = Water
• 2 – Refrigerante = Soda
• 3 – Suco = Juice
• 4 – Cerveja = Beer
• 5 – Vinho = Wine

Produtos de higiene pessoal/ Toiletries

• 1 – Sabonete = Soap
• 2 – Pasta de dente = Tooth paste
• 3 – Xampu e condicionador = Shampoo and conditioner
• 4 – Fio dental = Floss
• 5 – Desodorante =Deodorant
• 6 – Papel Higiênico = Toilet paper
• 7 – Escova de dente = Tooth brush

Produtos de limpeza/ Cleaning products

• 1 – Detergente = Liquid dish soap
• 2 – Sabão em pó = Laundry detergent
• 3 – Amaciante = Softener
• 4 – Esponja = Cleaning sponge
• 5 – Limpador = Cleaner

Useful questions:

• Onde posso encontrar ovos? = Where can I find eggs?
• Vocês tem iogurte grego? = Do you have Greek yogurt?
• Quanto custa essa garrafa de chá gelado? = How much is this bottle of iced tea?

This is it! Now you store your pantry.

Tenham um bom fim de semana (Have a good weekend!)